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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.

Dogen

The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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Dewdrop Moon Reflect Relaxation Sky
There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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Attach Buddha Flower Mountain Water Way
IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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Behind Egotism Excercise Exercise First Free Greed Relinquish
Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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Come Go Leave Path Trace Waterbird
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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Anyone Blue Color Everything Limitless Person Sky World
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
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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Earth Enlight Religion Self Sell Study Thing
Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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Bear Children Mind Parents Universe Whole
Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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Away Nearer Need Since Step Truth
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Discover Inspirational Life Original Selves War
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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Ask Cooking Entire Hidden Nothing Practice Said Two Universe Word
A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Fool Himself Men Other Wise
Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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Entire Hide Universe
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Art Expect Spiritual Truth
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

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