Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
DOGENIf you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
More Dogen Quotes
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Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.
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Forgetting oneself is opening oneself
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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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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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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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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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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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In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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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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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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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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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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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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