Practice and enlightenment are not two.
DOGENThere are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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Do not miss the opportunity of offering even a single drop into the ocean of merit or a grain atop the mountain of the roots of beneficial activity.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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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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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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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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I 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.”
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In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.
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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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