An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are… — Dogen Copy Share Image
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light. — Dogen Copy Share Image
There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way. — Dogen Copy Share Image
Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water… — Dogen Copy Share Image
When mountains and waters are painted, blue, green, and red paints are used, strange rocks and wondrous stones are used, the four… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we grasp onto the physical forms we see. Since we are… — Dogen Copy Share Image
A fish swims in the ocean, and no matter how far it swims there is no end to the water. A bird… — Dogen Copy Share Image
The zazen I speak of is not learning meditation. It is simply the Dharma gate of repose and bliss, the practice-realization of… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or… — Dogen Copy Share Image
The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech. — Dogen Copy Share Image
Mountains and oceans have whole worlds of innumerable wondrous features. We should understand that it is not only our distant surroundings that… — Dogen Copy Share Image
The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass. — Dogen Copy Share Image
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,… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe. — Dogen Copy Share Image
Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them,… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Though it has no thought of keeping watch, it's not for naught that the scarecrow stands in the grain field. — Dogen Copy Share Image
Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements and five… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?” — Dogen Copy Share Image
Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect… — Dogen Copy Share Image
“If you attain unsurpassable, complete enlightenment, all sentient beings also attain it. The reason is that all sentient beings are aspects of enlightenment.” — Dōgen Copy Share Image
To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. — Dogen Copy Share Image
