One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
DOGENIn a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.
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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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Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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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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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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