We use Dogen’s famous passage to explore issues of self and not-self, by looking at 1. how we study the self, 2. how, in studying the self, we forget the self, and 3. how, in forgetting the self, we are most ourselves and most fully with others.
This talk begins with reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha for inspiration. It also explores how taking refuge in both outer and inner world helps support the discovering of true refuge, wisdom.
