To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
DOGENWe must always be disturbed by the truth.
More Dogen Quotes
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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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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If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
DOGEN