In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
DOGENBe moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
More Dogen Quotes
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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Realization doesn’t destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect the whole sky.
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I haven’t got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
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That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening
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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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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it’s the universe that’s breathing.
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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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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That the self advances and confirms the ten thousand things is called delusion; that the ten thousand things advance and confirm the self is called enlightenment.
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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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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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