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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.

Dogen

Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.
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Backward Inward Light Mind Self Turn
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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Anyone Blue Color Everything Limitless Person Sky World
Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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Bear Children Mind Parents Universe Whole
IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
DOGEN

Behind Egotism Excercise Exercise First Free Greed Relinquish
Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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Abide Heart Return Speech Thing
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
DOGEN

Break Buddhist Clear Light Mind Reflect Wave
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
DOGEN

Art Expect Spiritual Truth
To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
DOGEN

Buddhism Buddhist Life Ourselves Space Study
I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
DOGEN

Buddhism Letting Live Things Happen
If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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Discipline Finding Life Mind Peace Profit Seek Stop
Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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Become Buddha Devil Look Mind Outside
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Discover Inspirational Life Original Selves War
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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Ideas Learn Listen Unity Voice Within Yourself
Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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Buddhist Compassion Enlightenment Thing
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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Advance Call Confirm Delusion Enlightenment Self Ten Thousand
Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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Enlightenment Happen Practice Two

A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.

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