"Do not view mountains from the scale of…" — Dogen

"Do not view mountains from the scale of human thought."

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83 Quotes by Dogen

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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet…
Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive…
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by…
If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that…
If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short…
Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.

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