Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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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Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
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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 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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
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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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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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Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
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To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
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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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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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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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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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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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