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Forgetting oneself is opening oneself
Dogen
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
Bhikkhu
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Philosopher
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Whitefield
Greater Manchester
Dōgen Zenji
Dōgen Kigen
Eihei Dōgen
Dogen
Dougen
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The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
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In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.
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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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Consider that nirvana is itself no other than our life.
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Mountains and oceans have whole worlds of innumerable wondrous features. We should understand that it is not only our distant surroundings that are like this, but even what is right here, even a single drop of water.
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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots - just paint Spring.
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Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
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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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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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People like what is not true and they don't like what is true.
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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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When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots, but just paint Spring. To paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots is to paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots - it is not yet painting Spring.
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To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.
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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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One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
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When mountains and waters are painted, blue, green, and red paints are used, strange rocks and wondrous stones are used, the four jewels and the seven treasures are used. Rice-cakes are painted in the same manner. When a person is painted, the four great elements and five skandhas are used.
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Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.
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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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When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
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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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