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Dogen

In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting everything aside, think of neither good nor evil, right nor wrong. Thus having stopped the various functions of your mind, five up even the idea of becoming a Buddha.
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Delusive Drink Eat Forsake Idea Quite Relationship Room Temepearte Thing
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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Always Badly Beautiful Enough Gain Goal Mean Soemrthing
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Discover Inspirational Life Original Selves War
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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Advance Call Confirm Delusion Enlightenment Self Ten Thousand
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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Away Nearer Need Since Step Truth
Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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Blossom Bound Emptiness Grass
Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.
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Action Buddhist Day Dharma Discover Every Everyday Obstacle Worldly Life
If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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Buddhist Go Yourself Zen Proverb
Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Aware Enlightenment Necessary Thinking War
Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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Cease Follow Intellectual Practice Speech Understanding Word
People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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Buddhist Conceal Follow People Way
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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Behind Egotism Excercise Exercise First Free Greed Relinquish
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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Actually Bebnefically Drop Mountain Ocean Opportunity Root Single
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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Attachment Gain Make Practice Reward Self Thinking Yourself
The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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Coem First Go Practice Recognition Step Training
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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Ideas Learn Listen Unity Voice Within Yourself

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