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Each Moment Is the Universe Other Books by Dainin Katagiri Roshi Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781590304082 EACH MOMENT IS THE UNIVERSE OTHER BOOKS BY DAININ KATAGIRI ROSHI Returning to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life You Have to Say Something: Manifesting Zen Insight EACH MOMENT IS THE UNIVERSE Zen and the Way of Being Time DAININ KATAGIRI Edited by Andrea Martin SHAMBHALA Boston & London 2007 — SHAMBHALA PUBLICATIONS, INC. Horticultural Hall 300 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 021 15 www.shambhala.com © 2007 by Minnesota Zen Meditation Center All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 987654321 First Edition Printed in the United States of America © This edition is printed on acid-free paper that meets the American National Standards Institute Z39.48 Standard. Distributed in the United States by Random House, Inc., and in Canada by Random House of Canada Ltd Designed by Barbara Jellow Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Katagiri, Dainin, 1928- Each moment is the universe: Zen and the way of being time / Dainin Katagiri; edited by Andrea Martin, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-59030-408-2 (alk. paper) 1. Time—Religious aspects—Zen Buddhism. 2. Zen Buddhism Doctrines. 3. Sotoshu—Doctrines. I. Martin, Andrea, 1948- II. Title. BQ9268.6.K38 2007 294. 3^20427 — DC22 2006102968 CONTENTS Editor’s Preface vii Acknowledgments xi PART ONE THE COSMIC WORLD OF A MOMENT 1 1 The Naked Nature of Time 3 2 The Search for Meaning and Security 6 3 Taking Care of Expectation 13 4 Making Your Life Vividly Alive 18 5 Right Seeing of Buddha 27 6 The Root of the Buddha Way 32 PART TWO PROFOUND HUMAN DESIRE 37 7 Seeking Satisfaction within Constant Change 40 8 Fundamental Suffering as Truth 47 9 Touching the Present Moment 52 10 Passage to Freedom 57 11 A Deep Sense of Human Value 63 PART THREE TIMELESS FREEDOM 69 12 Time, Space, and Being 72 13 The Pivot of Nothingness 76 14 Real Time and Daily Life 80 15 Commentary on an Excerpt from Dogen’s “Being-Time” 83 16 Total Dynamic Working 105 17 Delusion and Suffering 109 18 Practice and Enlightenment 113 19 Living in Real Time 117 PART FOUR THE PRACTICE OF CREATIVE ACTION 125 20 Best Time, Best Place, Best Person 128 21 The Flow of the Rhythm of Life 131 22 Changing the Structure of Time and Space 136 23 Commentary on an Excerpt from Dogen’s “Zazenshin” 140 24 How to Make Your Life Mature 159 25 The Circle of Nirvana 166 26 The True Meaning of Effort 169 PART FIVE CREATING THE FUTURE 173 27 What Is Karma? 175 28 The Law of Causation 178 29 Individual and Not-individual Karma 182 30 Manifested and LJnmanifested Karma 186 31 Karma and Causation 191 32 Turning a New Leaf 200 33 Freedom from Causation 207 34 Eternal Possibility 213 35 Living with Great Hope 217 36 Finding Time in Buddha’s Dharma 224 Selected Bibliography 233 Index 235 About the Author 241 Contents EDITOR’S PREFACE Katagiri Roshi had a profoundly positive view of life. He taught that reality is beautiful and the scale of our lives is larger than we can imagine. He tirelessly explained Bud- dhism, taught how to study and practice Zen, and en- couraged people to continue their quest for a peaceful life. Time was a central element in the teachings of Katagiri Roshi. He used time as a unifying theme to explain the Buddhist way of life and to encourage wholehearted spir- itual practice. The study of time typically belongs to the world of philosophy, physics, or cosmology. So it may be surprising to see this book on time according to Zen Bud- dhism. Yet insight into the nature of time is a key to un- derstanding Zen. What does Zen Buddhism say about time? We usually think of time as something that is separate from us. We measure time as a commodity or a resource and use it to shape our lives. Then we judge and evaluate ourselves ac- cording to how we save, spend, make, buy, use, or waste time. When time is separate from us, it may become an opponent in the game of life. Then we’re in a race to beat the clock, hoping that at the end of the day we’ll be a winner. In Buddhism, however, time is more than this. VII Katagiri Roshi explained time as a dynamic activity that is integrated with life, not separate from life. In this book, the word time is used in more than one way. In some cases it refers to our usual idea of time, and in others it has a deeper meaning. In presenting the total picture of time, Katagiri Roshi said it is important to study time intellectually because it helps us to understand the reality of the world we live in and to see the meaning of Buddhist philosophy. Yet to fully understand time we need a spiritual practice as well. Katagiri Roshi taught that Zen meditation is a way to discover the true nature of human life and to experience what time is by becom- ing one with its dynamic activity. When he died, Katagiri Roshi left as part of his legacy a large audio archive of recorded talks. The teachings in this book come from that archive and are taken from talks he gave at various times over his last twenty years. Some of the talks were given in the intense environment of a meditation retreat, others were offered to a more general audience. To create this book, I selected talks in which time played an important role and arranged them according to the structure of the Four Noble Truths. The doctrine of the Four Noble Truths was the first teaching of the his- torical Buddha, in which he explained that dissatisfaction and suffering are inherent in human life and described a path of action that takes human experience beyond dis- satisfaction and suffering to joy. Part 1 looks at time itself, with an emphasis on imper- manence. Part 2 introduces the first two Noble Truths: viii Editor’s Preface suffering is inherent in human life, and there is a cause of suffering. Part 3 reflects the third truth: there is freedom from suffering. Part 4 is inspired by the fourth truth: there is a path of action in which freedom relieves suffer- ing. Part 5 investigates karma, a complicated topic that is usually studied with the second truth but is presented separately here within the context of Buddhism’s positive view of life and hope for the future. In the final chapter, these strands come together in one expression of Bud- dha’s teaching. It is not necessary to read the book in this order, because the division of ideas is not as tidy as this overview implies, but it might be more satisfying, because many of the ideas develop as the book unfolds. Katagiri Roshi’s talks were thoroughly oral teachings. He planned in advance yet spoke spontaneously. Some- times he jumped to new ideas or circled back to earlier ones. Talks could be repetitious, giving people more than one opportunity to hear the points he was making. To coax from these talks the structure required by the printed page, I reorganized them and made them more concise. To maintain the narrative flow of the book, I took some talks apart and combined them with others so that ideas came together. I edited Katagiri Roshi’s words to smooth out his expression but preserved his manner of speaking and vocabulary, always listening to hear his voice through the words. Some of Katagiri Roshi’s teachings were quite challeng- ing and complex. In editing his talks, I have done my best to represent his ideas accurately and at the same time make them readily understandable. For any errors I have made in presenting his meaning, I humbly offer my apology. Editor’s Preface IX I met and began to study with Katagiri Roshi at the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in 1978. In the begin- ning it was difficult to grasp the meaning of his teaching, but his presence manifested something that compelled me to continue. Eventually we had many discussions about Zen, and I was fortunate to serve as his attendant on many occasions and also as his secretary toward the end of his life. I remain filled with gratitude for his efforts to show me the true nature of my life and for his support of my spiritual journey. Katagiri Roshi’s manifestation of the Buddha Way touched the hearts of many people. Although he died in 1990, he is widely remembered and appreciated today. I hope that those who knew him, those who have studied his teachings, and those who are discovering him now will have a sense of meeting Katagiri Roshi in this book. Andrea Martin x Editor’s Preface ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A substantial portion of part i is taken from talks that Katagiri Roshi gave at San Francisco Zen Center before he began teaching in Minnesota. Thank you to San Fran- cisco Zen Center for creating transcripts of these talks and giving me permission to use them. In part 3 Katagiri Roshi presents a partial translation of Dogen’s Sbobogenzo, “Being-Time.” This translation was made by Katagiri Roshi based on a translation made by Kazuaki Tanahashi and Dan Welch at the San Fran- cisco Zen Center.
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