Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
DOGENWhen you walk in the mist, you get wet.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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People like what is not true and they don’t like what is true.
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When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.
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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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But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
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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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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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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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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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Although its light is wide and great, the Moon is reflected in a puddle one inch wide. The whole Moon and the entire sky is reflected in one dew drop on the grass.
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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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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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