WWDD? Or: what would Dogen do?

I notice you're asking about Dogen—the thirteenth-century Zen master—in a way that feels like you might be turning to him for guidance on something. "What would he do?" often means we're standing at a crossroads ourselves, looking for a kind of clarity or permission. Dogen had a particular way of being with difficulty. He didn't believe enlightenment was something distant we had to chase. Instead, he taught that the practice itself—just sitting, just being present to this moment as it is—already contains everything. He used to say that practice and enlightenment are not two separate things. What strikes me about that is how it speaks to something we often forget when we're stuck: we don't have to solve everything before we can move forward. We don't have to become a different person, or wait until we understand the whole picture. We can begin right here, in the middle of confusion, with what we have. So perhaps the real question underneath "what would Dogen do?" is something like: "How do I meet this moment I'm in, without waiting for certainty?" I'm curious what's drawing you to him right now. Is there something you're trying to figure out—something where you're not sure what the right move is, or whether you're on the right path? If you'd like to share what's on your mind, I'm here to listen.