Buddhism Quote by Dogen

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

In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive relationships. Setting…

— Dogen

“Activities such as chanting, bowing, and sitting in zazen are not at all wasted, even when done merely formally, for even this superficial encounter…

— Francis Harold Cook

The zazen I speak of is not learning meditation. It is simply the Dharma gate of repose and bliss, the practice-realization of totally culminated…

— Dogen

Zazen is the ultimate practice. This is indeed the True Self. The Buddhadharma is not to be sought outside of this.

— Dogen

The Dharma is a very, very special and precious thing. The more you practice it, the more you will realize this.

— Tenzin Palmo

“One may practice zazen for twenty, thirty, even fifty years, and go through failures and frustrations, but every defeat and time of despair is…

— Katsuki Sekida

“8. Zazen and the Forgetting of Self. Zazen is a most effectual means of destroying selfishness, the root of all Sin, folly, vice, and…

— Kaiten Nukariya

The uniqueness of zazen lies in this: that the mind is freed from bondage to all thought forms, visions, objects, and imaginings, however sacred…

— Philip Kapleau

True zazen is surrendering every moment. But surrendering to what? It really does not matter what we call it: God or the Tao or…

— Dennis Merzel

The first task is to discover the dharma by introspection, by constantly questioning yourself and asking yourself, "What is right?"

— Frederick Lenz

Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice;…

— Shunryu Suzuki