To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
DOGENDo not be amazed by the true dragon.
More Dogen Quotes
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There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Just practice good, do good for others, without thinking of making yourself known so that you may gain reward. Really bring benefit to others, gaining nothing for yourself. This is the primary requisite for breaking free of attachments to the Self.
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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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If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.
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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation – this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
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The true person is Not anyone in particular; But like the deep blue color Of the limitless sky, It is everyone, Everywhere in the world.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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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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