To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
DOGENSince it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
More Dogen Quotes
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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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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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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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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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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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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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