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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.

Dogen

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.
DOGEN

Attachment Gain Make Practice Reward Self Thinking Yourself
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.
DOGEN

Buddha Forget Oneself Self Study Way World
Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
DOGEN

Come Go Leave Path Trace Waterbird
People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
DOGEN

Buddhist Conceal Follow People Way
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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Eat Engage Fire Head Moderate Pass People Save Saving
To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Anxiety Harmony Imperfection Wholeness
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.
DOGEN

Buddhist Importance Life Opportunity Passes Supreme
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Art Expect Spiritual Truth
Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
DOGEN

Aware Enlightenment Necessary Thinking War
If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
DOGEN

Just Practice See Thing Want
When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
DOGEN

Just Paint Peache Plum Spring
I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
DOGEN

Buddhism Letting Live Things Happen
Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Entire Hide Universe
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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Ask Cooking Entire Hidden Nothing Practice Said Two Universe Word
To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Concentrate Mean Mind Opinion World
Do not travel to other dusty lands, forsaking your own sitting place; if you cannot find the truth where you are now, you will never find it.
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Dusty Land never Place Sitting Travel Truth

To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.

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