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.
DOGENTo start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.
More Dogen Quotes
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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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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The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
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To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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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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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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The coming and going of birth and death is a painting. Unsurpassed enlightenment is a painting. The entire phenomenal universe and the empty sky are nothing but a painting.
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No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.
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If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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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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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
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