If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
DOGENEmptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
More Dogen Quotes
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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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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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation – this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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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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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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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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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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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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