Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
DOGENIf he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
More Dogen Quotes
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
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The coming and going of birth and death is a painting. Unsurpassed enlightenment is a painting. The entire phenomenal universe and the empty sky are nothing but a painting.
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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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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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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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If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
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When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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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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Although 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.
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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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Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
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You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.
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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots – just paint Spring.
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