Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
DOGENThose who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.
More Dogen Quotes
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To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.
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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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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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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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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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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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Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
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But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
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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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Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.
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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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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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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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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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Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
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