Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
DOGENSitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
More Dogen Quotes
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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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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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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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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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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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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If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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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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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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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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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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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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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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