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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
Dogen
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
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Whitefield
Greater Manchester
Dōgen Zenji
Dōgen Kigen
Eihei Dōgen
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Just study Buddhism. Don't follow the sentiments of the world.
Dogen
To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
Dogen
Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day of your life, without using it for your own sake. Why is it so? Your life is a fortunate outcome of the continuous practice of the past. You should express your gratitude immediately.
Dogen
Mountains and rivers at this very moment are the actualization of the world of the ancient Buddhas. Each, abiding in its phenomenal expression, realizes completeness.
Dogen
Practice and enlightenment are not two.
Dogen
When you walk in the mist, you get wet.
Dogen
Because mountains are high and broad, the way of riding the clouds is always reached in the mountains the inconceivable power of soaring in the wind comes freely from the mountains
Dogen
Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
Dogen
Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
Dogen
Inside the treasury of the dharma eye a single grain of dust.
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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
Dogen
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.
Dogen
If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
Dogen
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.
Dogen
What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.
Dogen
Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
Dogen
Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
Dogen
Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
Dogen
If we seek the Buddha outside the mind, the Buddha changes into a devil.
Dogen
In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
Dogen
