Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
DOGENThe true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.
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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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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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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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That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things is called delusion; that the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self is called enlightenment.
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Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
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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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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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Do not miss the opportunity of offering even a single drop into the ocean of merit or a grain atop the mountain of the roots of beneficial activity.
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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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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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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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