Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
DOGENDo not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
More Dogen Quotes
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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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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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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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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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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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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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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