Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
DOGENTo study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
More Dogen Quotes
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things is called delusion; that the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self is called enlightenment.
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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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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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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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 cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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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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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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