Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
DOGENTo escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
More Dogen Quotes
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that certain person, you will not care anymore about doing that certain thing.
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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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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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Let your heart go out and abide in things. Let things return and abide in your heart.
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Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.
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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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Be moderate in eating and drinking. Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.
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I asked, “What are words?” The tenzo said, “One, two, three, four, five.” I asked again, “What is practice?” “Nothing in the entire universe is hidden.”
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