Written in thirteenth-century Japan by the founder of Soto Zen, the Shobogenzo — the Treasury of the True Dharma Eye — is one of the great spiritual classics of the world. In these essays, the Zen master Eihei Dogen explores what it means to sit in meditation, to live with impermanence, and to see the whole universe in a single mountain, a single pearl, a single moment. His teaching is startlingly direct: practice and enlightenment are not two things, time is being itself, and the ordinary activity of everyday life is the very place where awakening unfolds. This modern-English edition renders Dogen's voice in clear, inviting language while remaining faithful to the meaning and spirit of the original. Whether you are new to Zen or returning to it, these selections offer a genuine encounter with a timeless teacher. Part of The Founding Texts Library.