One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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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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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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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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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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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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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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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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