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.
DOGENA fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
More Dogen Quotes
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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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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Why abandon a seat in your own home to wander in vain through dusty regions of another land? If you make one false step, you miss what is right before your eyes.
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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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Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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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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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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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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Just practice good, do good for others, without thinking of making yourself known so that you may gain reward. Really bring benefit to others, gaining nothing for yourself. This is the primary requisite for breaking free of attachments to the Self.
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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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