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