Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
DOGENPractice and enlightenment are not two.
More Dogen Quotes
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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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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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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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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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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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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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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