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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.

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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
DOGEN

Forget Self Study Way
Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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Cease Follow Intellectual Practice Speech Understanding Word
In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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Mundane Nothing Sacred Sacredness
Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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Eight Elbow Eye Three
An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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Ancient Buddha Mean Mountain Water Word
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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Dusty Land never Place Sitting Travel Truth
One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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Aware Deeply Impermanence World
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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Before Responsibility Say Student Thinking Three Time Want
Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Amazed Dragon Reality True
What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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Fire Form Reality
Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Entire Hide Universe
A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Fool Himself Men Other Wise
To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Concentrate Mean Mind Opinion World
If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
DOGEN

Buddhist Go Yourself Zen Proverb
To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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Buddhism Buddhist Life Ourselves Space Study
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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Buddha Forget Oneself Self Study Way World

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.

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