To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
DOGENEnlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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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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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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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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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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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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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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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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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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You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold
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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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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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