Although its light is wide and great, the Moon is reflected in a puddle one inch wide. The whole Moon and the entire sky is reflected in one dew drop on the grass.
DOGENThe coming and going of birth and death is a painting. Unsurpassed enlightenment is a painting. The entire phenomenal universe and the empty sky are nothing but a painting.
More Dogen Quotes
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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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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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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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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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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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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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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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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You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.
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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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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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