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To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.
Dogen
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
Bhikkhu
Leader
Philosopher
Teacher
Whitefield
Greater Manchester
Dōgen Zenji
Dōgen Kigen
Eihei Dōgen
Dogen
Dougen
Study
Forget
Religion
Spirit
Enlightened
Earth
Spirituality
Self
Chaos
Things
Ten
Thousand
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