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Do not arouse disdainful mind when you prepare a broth of wild grasses do not arouse joyful mind when you prepare a fine cream soup.
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
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