What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
DOGENTo be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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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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In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting everything aside, think of neither good nor evil, right nor wrong. Thus having stopped the various functions of your mind, five up even the idea of becoming a Buddha.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.
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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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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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Just practice good, do good for others, without thinking of making yourself known so that you may gain reward. Really bring benefit to others, gaining nothing for yourself. This is the primary requisite for breaking free of attachments to the Self.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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