If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
DOGENYet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.
More Dogen Quotes
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What is reality? An icicle forming in fire.
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting everything aside, think of neither good nor evil, right nor wrong. Thus having stopped the various functions of your mind, five up even the idea of becoming a Buddha.
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The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
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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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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way.
DOGEN