Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
DOGENI 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.”
More Dogen Quotes
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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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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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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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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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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.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
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