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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
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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
Dougen
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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.
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People like what is not true and they don't like what is true.
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In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
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Through one word, or seven words, or three times five, even if you investigate thoroughly myriad forms, nothing can be depended upon. Night advances, the moon glows and falls into the ocean. The black dragon jewel you have been searching for, is everywhere.
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Just study Buddhism. Don't follow the sentiments of the world.
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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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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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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 you walk in the mist, you get wet.
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