There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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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The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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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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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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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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That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things is called delusion; that the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self is called enlightenment.
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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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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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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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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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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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