To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
DOGENIf 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.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.
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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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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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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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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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Forgetting oneself is opening oneself
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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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To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.
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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.
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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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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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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