Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
DOGENThere is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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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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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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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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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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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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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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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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