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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

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
But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
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Ask Go Home Travel World
We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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Always Disturbed Must Truth
If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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Just Practice See Thing Want
Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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Among Defeated Excel Fool Prefer Wise
Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Entire Hide Universe
If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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Care Certain Person Something Spiritual Thing Want
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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Buddhist Importance Life Opportunity Passes Supreme
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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Beginning End Enlightenment Practice Realization Since
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
Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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Become Buddha Devil Look Mind Outside
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
A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Fool Himself Men Other Wise
Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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Eight Elbow Eye Three
There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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Attach Buddha Flower Mountain Water Way
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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Become Born Buddhist Child Mother Spiritual Study

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