A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
DOGENThat 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.
More Dogen Quotes
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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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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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Do not be amazed by the true dragon.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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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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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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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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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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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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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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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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