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"The Roots of Goodness: Zen Master Dōgen's Teaching on the Eight Qualities of a Great Person," Dōgen outlines eight essential qualities that a bodhisattva should cultivate:
Having Few Desires (Shoyoku): Not wildly chasing after unfulfilled desires. Dōgen quotes the Buddha: "A person with many longings or cravings suffers proportionately greater... When one pursues few desires, there will be less suffering and fewer troubles."
Knowing One Has Enough (Chisoku): Recognizing sufficiency in what one has. The Buddha taught: "This dharma of knowing when one has enough is precisely where you will find the greatest wealth, happiness, and peace of mind."
Appreciating Serenity/Quietude (Gyojakujo): Valuing peaceful and quiet environments. The Buddha advised: "If you wish to enjoy true tranquility... it is critical to live in a quiet place, apart from all the noise and clamor."
Making Diligent Effort (Shojin): Consistently striving to perform wholesome deeds.
Not Losing Sight of True Dharma: Maintaining focus on genuine teachings and practices.
Concentrating on Settling in Dhyana: Engaging deeply in meditation practices.
Practicing Wisdom: Cultivating insight and understanding.
Not Engaging in Useless Argument: Avoiding futile disputes.
These teachings, as presented in Dōgen's final section of the Shōbōgenzō titled "Hachi Dainin Gaku," emphasize the path to becoming a truly good person through the cultivation of these qualities.
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WESTOLOGY V INDOLOGY -RM
"This project—of placing the West's pathologies, exotica, weirdness, self-images of greatness and peculiar guilt and other complexes—is what I have previously called 'Westology', and have called for such a discipline to run parallel to Indology.
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"India is more than a nation state. It is also a unique civilization with philosophies and cosmologies that are markedly distinct from the dominant culture of our times—the West."
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SUMARTI - Way to Enlightenment...
by Swami Sandeepani
Non-Duality: [Advaita] The fundamental idea that there is no separation between the self and the universe. Everything is one, and duality is an illusion created by the mind, presenting them through the lens of contemporary life and challenges.
"Who's Shifting My Reality"
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