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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
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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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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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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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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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