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.
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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Why abandon a seat in your own home to wander in vain through dusty regions of another land? If you make one false step, you miss what is right before your eyes.
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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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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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Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.
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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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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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Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.
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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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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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Yet 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.
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Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
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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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An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.
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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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