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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
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
Bhikkhu
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Philosopher
Teacher
Whitefield
Greater Manchester
Dōgen Zenji
Dōgen Kigen
Eihei Dōgen
Dogen
Dougen
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Water
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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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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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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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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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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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In autumn even though I may see it again, how can I sleep with the moon this evening?
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Does a dragon still sing from within a withered tree?
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Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.
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