What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
DOGENWhen you walk in the mist, you get wet.
More Dogen Quotes
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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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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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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If you cannot 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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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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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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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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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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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
DOGEN