Tenzo Kyokun 4 - Things in their natural places

This talk continues Shohaku Okumura Roshi ’s commentary on Dogen Zenji’s Tenzo Kyokun (p. 35). Okumura Roshi discusses the importance of cooking the rice carefully and returning the kitchen utensils to their appropriate places. In this way, we can study dharma in our everyday lives—by attending to and valuing things without discriminating mind. This talk was originally given at Sanshinji in Bloomington, IN on June 20, 2007. Please consider supporting Okumura Roshi's teachings and the activities of Sanshin Zen Community by making a contribution on this podcast's page ( at Sanshin's home page ( or at The Dōgen Institute ( website.

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Tenzo Kyokun 4 - Things in their natural places is an episode from Sanshin Zen Community's Podcast.

This episode is 82:47 long.

This episode was published on Jan 13, 2015.

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