We must always be disturbed by the truth.
DOGENIf you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
More Dogen Quotes
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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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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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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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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To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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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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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening
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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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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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