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Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.
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
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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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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.
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People like what is not true and they don't like what is true.
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When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.
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Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
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IF YOU WOULD BE FREE OF GREED, FIRST YOU HAVE TO LEAVE EGOTISM BEHIND. THE BEST MENTAL EXERCISE FOR RELINQUISHING EGOTISM IS CONTEMPLATING IMPERMANENCE.
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Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient beings, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation - this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
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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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Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
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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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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.
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Just study Buddhism. Don't follow the sentiments of the world.
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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.
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To what shall I liken the world? Moonlight, reflected In dewdrops, Shaken from a crane's bill.
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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.
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Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
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Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.
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Clearly I know, the mind is mountains, rivers, and the great earth sun, moon, and stars.
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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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