A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
DOGENWhat is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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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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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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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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Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.
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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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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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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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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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