To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
DOGENForgetting oneself is opening oneself
More Dogen Quotes
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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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You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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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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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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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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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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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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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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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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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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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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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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