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.
DOGENDo not travel to other dusty lands, forsaking your own sitting place; if you cannot find the truth where you are now, you will never find it.
More Dogen Quotes
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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Forgetting oneself is opening oneself
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You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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Do not travel to other dusty lands, forsaking your own sitting place; if you cannot find the truth where you are now, you will never find it.
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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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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.
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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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