Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
DOGENThe recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
More Dogen Quotes
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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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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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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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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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation – this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond 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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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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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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If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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