One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
DOGENThe recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
More Dogen Quotes
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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening
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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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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
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Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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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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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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