Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
DOGENNothing in the entire universe is hidden.
More Dogen Quotes
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
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Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
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Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.
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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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Forgetting oneself is opening oneself
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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
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