But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
DOGEN
The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.
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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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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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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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Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.
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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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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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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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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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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.
DOGEN