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Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions.
Dogen
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
Bhikkhu
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Whitefield
Greater Manchester
Dōgen Zenji
Dōgen Kigen
Eihei Dōgen
Dogen
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Distraction
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Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.
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Inside the treasury of the dharma eye a single grain of dust.
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In a snowfall that covers the winter grass a white heron uses his own whiteness to disappear.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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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.
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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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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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Because monks come from the midst of purity, they consider as good and pure what does not arouse desire among other people.
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