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Zazen is an activity that is an extension of the universe. Zazen is not the life of an individual, it's the universe that's breathing.
Dogen
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
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Whitefield
Greater Manchester
Dōgen Zenji
Dōgen Kigen
Eihei Dōgen
Dogen
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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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If we seek the Buddha outside the mind, the Buddha changes into a devil.
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Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
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