Practice and enlightenment are not two.
DOGENWe must always be disturbed by the truth.
More Dogen Quotes
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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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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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation – this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
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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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But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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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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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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