I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
DOGENRefraining 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.
More Dogen Quotes
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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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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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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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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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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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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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