The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
DOGENA zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
More Dogen Quotes
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To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
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Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
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But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything 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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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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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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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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