You’re the Cook — Edward Espe Brown — Dharma Talk at Beginner’s Mind Temple

This dharma talk was given at Beginner’s Mind Temple by Edward Espe Brown, as the first talk of the March 2025 intensive focus on kitchen practice and Eihei Dogen Zenji’s text “Tenzo Kyokun (Instruction to the Cook)”. In this talk, Ed shares teachings from Dogen’s “Tenzo Kyokun”, and stories from practicing as tenzo (head cook) at San Francisco Zen Center’s Tassajara monastery when it opened in 1967 under the guidance of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Recorded on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Books By Ed Brown: The Most Important Point: https://store.sfzc.org/product/the-mo... The Tassajara Bread Book: https://store.sfzc.org/product/the-ta... The Complete Tassajara Cookbook: https://store.sfzc.org/product/the-co... San Francisco Zen Center website: https://www.sfzc.org/ Donate and Support: https://www.sfzc.org/ways-to-support-... Practice Calendar: https://www.sfzc.org/calendar Newsletter Sign-up: https://www.sfzc.org/newsletter-signup Dharma App: Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/sfzc-dh... Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...