There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way. — Dogen 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
What is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Handle even a single leaf of green in such a way that it manifests the body of the Buddha. This in turn… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Because mountains are high and broad, the way of riding the clouds is always reached in the mountains; the inconceivable power of… — 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… — Dogen Copy Share Image
To study the buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the… — Dogen Copy Share Image
There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Studying the Buddha way is studying oneself. Studying oneself is forgetting oneself. Forgetting oneself is being enlightened by all things. Being enlightened… — Dogen Copy Share Image
Students of the Way must not study Buddhism for the sake of themselves. They must study Buddhism only for the sake of… — Dogen Copy Share Image
In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants… — Dogen Copy Share Image
People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists. — 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… — Dogen Copy Share Image
To study the Way is to study the Self. To study the Self is to forget the self. To forget the self… — 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
