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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.

Dogen

Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
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All Anything Archive Enlightenment Meditation Method Oneness
When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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First Oneself Path Seek Separate Truth
Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Amazed Dragon Reality True
An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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Ancient Buddha Mean Mountain Water Word
Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
DOGEN

Come Go Leave Path Trace Waterbird
If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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Buddhist Go Yourself Zen Proverb
Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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Appear Doubt Human May Mountain Walk
To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Anxiety Harmony Imperfection Wholeness
Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation – this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
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Begin Birth Cling Compassion Death Deep Evil Over Refrain Respect Sentiment Work Worry
Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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Cease Follow Intellectual Practice Speech Understanding Word
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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Eat Engage Fire Head Moderate Pass People Save Saving
Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold
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Cold Drink Hot Practice Realization Water
If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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Care Certain Person Something Spiritual Thing Want
Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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Abide Heart Return Speech Thing
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
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.
DOGEN

Always Badly Beautiful Enough Gain Goal Mean Soemrthing

There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.

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