If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
DOGENA flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
More Dogen Quotes
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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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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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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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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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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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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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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Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.
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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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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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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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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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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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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.
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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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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
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There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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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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