I asked, “What are words?” The tenzo said, “One, two, three, four, five.” I asked again, “What is practice?” “Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.”
DOGENDo not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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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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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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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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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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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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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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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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You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
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If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
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