What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.
DOGENWhen one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
More Dogen Quotes
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The coming and going of birth and death is a painting. Unsurpassed enlightenment is a painting. The entire phenomenal universe and the empty sky are nothing but a painting.
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Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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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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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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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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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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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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Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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