Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
DOGENSitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
More Dogen Quotes
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.
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Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
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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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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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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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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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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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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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