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Mind Quotes by Dogen
- In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
- If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
- In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants and trees; this…
- When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore is moving. But when you keep your eyes closely…
- To study the buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to…
- No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish…
- To escape from the world means that one's mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
- To study the Way is to study the Self. To study the Self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be…
- 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.
- 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 clusters,…
- If we look at the world with a deluded body and mind, we will think that our self is permanent. But if we practice correctly…
- You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop…
- If we seek the Buddha outside the mind, the Buddha changes into a devil.
- Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages are nothing but…
- Studying the Buddha way is studying oneself. Studying oneself is forgetting oneself. Forgetting oneself is being enlightened by all things. Being enlightened by all things…
- Learn the backward step that turns your light inward to illuminate your self. Body and mind of themselves will drop away, and your original face…
- 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…
- Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we grasp onto the physical forms we see. Since we are provided with both…
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