Instructions for the Cook

Episode 43 · January 22nd, 2021 · 24 mins 34 secs

About this Episode

The tenzo manages food in Zen monasteries: he is the head chef, the person responsible for ensuring that monks are fed. One of Dogen's most approachable texts is the Tenzo Kyokun, Instructions for the Cook, where he discusses not just cooking soup, but cooking all of life.

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