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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.

Dogen

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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Actually Bebnefically Drop Mountain Ocean Opportunity Root Single
There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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Attach Buddha Flower Mountain Water Way
Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.
DOGEN

Backward Inward Light Mind Self Turn
You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.
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Become Born Buddhist Child Mother Spiritual Study
A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Fool Himself Men Other Wise
I asked, “What are words?” The tenzo said, “One, two, three, four, five.” I asked again, “What is practice?” “Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.”
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Ask Cooking Entire Hidden Nothing Practice Said Two Universe Word
Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Entire Hide Universe
To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
DOGEN

Buddhism Buddhist Life Ourselves Space Study
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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Buddha Forget Oneself Self Study Way World
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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Destroy Drop Individual Moon Realization Reflection Sky Water
Although its light is wide and great, the Moon is reflected in a puddle one inch wide. The whole Moon and the entire sky is reflected in one dew drop on the grass.
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Inch Life Light Moon Puddle Reflect Wide
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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Ideas Learn Listen Unity Voice Within Yourself
There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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Complete Hiddenness Mountain Understanding
Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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Easy Seek True Way
I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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Buddhism Letting Live Things Happen
Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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Beginning End Enlightenment Practice Realization Since

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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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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