To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
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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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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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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In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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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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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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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