There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
DOGENPrefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
More Dogen Quotes
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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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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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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 the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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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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Just practice good, do good for others, without thinking of making yourself known so that you may gain reward. Really bring benefit to others, gaining nothing for yourself. This is the primary requisite for breaking free of attachments to the Self.
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Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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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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To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
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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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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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If 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.
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