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Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.
Dogen
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Dogen
Age: 53 †
Born: 1200
Born: January 19
Died: 1253
Died: September 29
Bhikkhu
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Whitefield
Greater Manchester
Dōgen Zenji
Dōgen Kigen
Eihei Dōgen
Dogen
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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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But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
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Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.
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Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
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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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Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.
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