In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
DOGENDo not be amazed by the true dragon.
More Dogen Quotes
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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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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 both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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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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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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Do not travel to other dusty lands, forsaking your own sitting place; if you cannot find the truth where you are now, you will never find it.
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To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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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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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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If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening
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