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.
DOGENWhen both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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Forgetting oneself is opening oneself
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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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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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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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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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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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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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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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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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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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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