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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.

Dogen

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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Ancient Buddha Mean Mountain Water Word
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Art Expect Spiritual Truth
I asked, “What are words?” The tenzo said, “One, two, three, four, five.” I asked again, “What is practice?” “Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.”
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Ask Cooking Entire Hidden Nothing Practice Said Two Universe Word
Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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Appear Doubt Human May Mountain Walk
When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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First Oneself Path Seek Separate Truth
Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold
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Cold Drink Hot Practice Realization Water
The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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Coem First Go Practice Recognition Step Training
Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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Easy Seek True Way
There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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Complete Hiddenness Mountain Understanding
A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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Continue Life Master Mistake People
Just practice good, do good for others, without thinking of making yourself known so that you may gain reward. Really bring benefit to others, gaining nothing for yourself. This is the primary requisite for breaking free of attachments to the Self.
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Attachment Gain Make Practice Reward Self Thinking Yourself
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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Become Born Buddhist Child Mother Spiritual Study
Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Entire Hide Universe
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Discover Inspirational Life Original Selves War
Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Aware Enlightenment Necessary Thinking War
There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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Attach Buddha Flower Mountain Water Way

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