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What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.

Dogen

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.
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Inch Life Light Moon Puddle Reflect Wide
There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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Beginning End Enlightenment No Practice
There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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Complete Hiddenness Mountain Understanding
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
One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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Aware Deeply Impermanence World
Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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Dew Discipline Every Fully Life Moment Short Student Time
What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.
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Buddha Forget Oneself Self Study Way World
I asked, “What are words?” The tenzo said, “One, two, three, four, five.” I asked again, “What is practice?” “Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.”
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Ask Cooking Entire Hidden Nothing Practice Said Two Universe Word
The 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.
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Birth Come Enlightenment Go Painting Sky Unsurpassed
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
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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Good Mind Necessary People Thinking
When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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Get Mist Walk Wet
Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Amazed Dragon Reality True
Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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Come Go Leave Path Trace Waterbird
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
Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
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Before Responsibility Say Student Thinking Three Time Want

What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.

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What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.

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