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.
DOGENAlthough 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.
More Dogen Quotes
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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
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Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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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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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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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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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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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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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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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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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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