In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
DOGENPrefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
More Dogen Quotes
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
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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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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening
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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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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