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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
Dogen
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
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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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There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
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Coming, going, the waterbirds, don't leave a trace, don't follow a path.
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When a buddha is painted, not only a clay altar or lump of earth is used, but the thirty-two marks, a blade of grass, and the cultivation of wisdom for incalculable eons are used. As a Buddha has been painted on a single scroll in this way, all buddhas are painted buddhas, and all painted buddhas are actual buddhas.
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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
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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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What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.
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Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.
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Clearly I know, the mind is mountains, rivers, and the great earth sun, moon, and stars.
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Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day of your life, without using it for your own sake. Why is it so? Your life is a fortunate outcome of the continuous practice of the past. You should express your gratitude immediately.
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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
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When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.
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Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
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