What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
DOGENWhat you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.
More Dogen Quotes
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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation – this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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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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Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
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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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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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Do not miss the opportunity of offering even a single drop into the ocean of merit or a grain atop the mountain of the roots of beneficial activity.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things is called delusion; that the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self is called enlightenment.
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Although its light is wide and great, the Moon is reflected in a puddle one inch wide. The whole Moon and the entire sky is reflected in one dew drop on the grass.
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