The Wholehearted Way

The Wholehearted Way is a translation of Eihei Dogens Bendowa one of the primary texts on Zen practice. Transcending any particular school of Buddhism or religious belief Dogens profound and poetic writings are respected as a pinnacle of world spiritual literature. Bendowa or A Talk on the Wholehearted Practice of the Way was written in 1231 A.D. and expresses Dogens teaching of the essential meaning of zazen (seated meditation) and its practice. This edition also contains commentary on Bendowa by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi a foreword by Taigen Daniel Leighton and an Introduction by Shohaku Okumura both of whom prepared this English translation.