Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
DOGENIn the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
More Dogen Quotes
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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 is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation – this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of 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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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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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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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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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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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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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things is called delusion; that the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self is called enlightenment.
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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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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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