Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
DOGENTo study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
More Dogen Quotes
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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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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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Why abandon a seat in your own home to wander in vain through dusty regions of another land? If you make one false step, you miss what is right before your eyes.
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In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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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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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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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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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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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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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