Fukan zazengi (Japanese: 普勸坐禪儀), also known by its English translation Universal Recommendation for Zazen, is an essay describing and promoting the practice of zazen written by the 13th century Japanese Zen monk Eihei Dōgen. The date of its composition is unclear, and the text evolved significantly over the author's lifetime.

For sanzen, a quiet room is suitable. Eat and drink moderately. Cast aside all involvements and cease all affairs. Do not think good or bad. Do not administer pros and cons. Cease all the movements of the conscious mind, the gauging of all thought and views. Have no designs on becoming a buddha.

Fukan zazengi is a concise text written by the Japanese Zen master Dogen Zenji, who lived in 13th century Japan. It is a seminal work on the practice of zazen, the core training of Zen Buddhism. The title "Fukan zazengi" can be translated as "Universal Promotion of the Principles of Sitting Meditation" or "The Way of Zazen in Universal Respect."

Do not think of good or evil; do not deal with right or wrong. Halt the revolutions of mind, intellect, and consciousness; stop the calculations of thoughts, ideas, and perceptions. Do not intend to make a Buddha, much less be attached to sitting still. In the place where you regularly sit, spread a thick mat and use a cushion on top of it.

Fukanzazengi (Principles of Seated Meditation) by Dogen Zen]i, translated by Carl Bielefeld FUNDAMENTALLY SPEAKING, the basis of the way is perfectly pervasive; how could it

Fukan (Chinese: 福堪; pinyin: Fúkān) is a town in northeastern Henan province, China, near the border with Hebei and Shandong provinces. It is under the administration of Nanle County.

Fukan Zazengi (Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen) The way is originally perfect and all-pervading. How could it be contingent on practice and realization?

May 26, 1996 · Need I mention the Buddha, who was possessed of inborn knowledge? The influence of his six years of upright sitting is noticeable still. Or Bodhidharma's transmission of the mind-seal?--the fame of his nine years of wall-sitting is celebrated to this day.

On February 13, 2021, after meditation we learned more about “zazen”, or Zen meditation, through a text called the “Fukan Zazengi“, or the “Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen” in English.

In our Tradition, the best description of how to sit Zazen comes from Master Dogen, the Teacher who first brought the Soto Zen Lineage from China to Japan in the 13th Century. The following is his Fukan Zazengi. (The Standard for Sitting-Zen Recommended for Everyone)