Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
More Dogen Quotes
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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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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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting everything aside, think of neither good nor evil, right nor wrong. Thus having stopped the various functions of your mind, five up even the idea of becoming a Buddha.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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