Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
DOGENIf you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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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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If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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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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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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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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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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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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Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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