"In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness,……" — Dogen

"In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane."

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83 Quotes by Dogen

Dogen has 83 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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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By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
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I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
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I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
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