A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
DOGENTime is three eyes and eight elbows.
More Dogen Quotes
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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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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In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting everything aside, think of neither good nor evil, right nor wrong. Thus having stopped the various functions of your mind, five up even the idea of becoming a Buddha.
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No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.
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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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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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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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