To cast away everything, surrendering yourself to the flow of nature and just sitting in meditation. This is the essence of Dogen's Buddhism. In the 13th century, Dogen, a young Japanese monk traveled to China, determined to find his true master. There he found a monk who taught him that sitting in meditation is the true and only path to enlightenment. Returning, enlightened, to Japan, Dogen risked his life to pioneer Buddhism, inspiring the millions of Buddhists who practice around the world today.