A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
DOGENAn ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
More Dogen Quotes
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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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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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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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