The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
DOGENPrefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
More Dogen Quotes
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Forgetting oneself is opening oneself
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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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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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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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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