An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
DOGENAlthough its light is wide and great, the Moon is reflected in a puddle one inch wide. The whole Moon and the entire sky is reflected in one dew drop on the grass.
More Dogen Quotes
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Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
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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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Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face will be manifest.
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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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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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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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.
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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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We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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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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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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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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