"Though it has no thought of keeping watch,……" — Dogen
"Though it has no thought of keeping watch, it's not for naught that the scarecrow stands in the grain field."
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83 Quotes by Dogen
Dogen has 83 quotes on this site.
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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
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Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet…
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Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive…
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In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
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If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?
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When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by…
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If you want to do a certain thing, you first have to be a certain person. Once you become that…
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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.
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Students today should live fully every moment of time. This dew-like life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short…
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Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.
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More Field Quotes
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On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is…
— Hank Aaron
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I've always said that one night, I'm going to find myself in some field somewhere, I'm standing on grass, and…
— Drew Barrymore
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To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good…
— David Beckham
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The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was Ben Hur. We watched…
— Roberto Benigni
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Muhammadan law in its relation to women, is a pattern to European law. Look back to the history of Islam,…
— Annie Besant
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But, when I toil in the field of Jewish culture which I frequently do, I am indeed a Jewish artist.
— Theodore Bikel
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An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.
— Niels Bohr
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I was playing cricket first and my cricket coach was the one that introduced me to track and field.
— Usain Bolt
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When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a…
— Edward de Bono
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The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When you have a bad day…
— Ian Botham
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