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.
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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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.
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Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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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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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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What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting everything aside, think of neither good nor evil, right nor wrong. Thus having stopped the various functions of your mind, five up even the idea of becoming a Buddha.
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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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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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Those 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.
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