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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.

Dogen

There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Doubt Meditation Possibility Simplicity Student Thousand Truth
A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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Continue Life Master Mistake People
A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Buddhist Flower Grow Love War Weed
Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Entire Hide Universe
When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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Appear Body Complete Mind Peace Perfect Thing
A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Fool Himself Men Other Wise
To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Concentrate Mean Mind Opinion World
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
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
When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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Just Paint Peache Plum Spring
Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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Enlightenment Happen Practice Two
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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Activity Breathing Epron Extension Individual People Universe
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
To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Anxiety Harmony Imperfection Wholeness
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
If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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Discipline Finding Life Mind Peace Profit Seek Stop

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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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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