What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.
DOGENSince it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
More Dogen Quotes
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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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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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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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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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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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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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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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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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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