Dogen
Dogen
Dōgen Zenji, also known as Dōgen Kigen, Eihei Dōgen, Koso Joyo Daishi, or Bussho Dento Kokushi, was a Japanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. Originally ordained as a monk in the Tendai School in Kyoto, he was ultimately dissatisfied with its teaching and traveled to China to seek out what he believed to be a more authentic Buddhism. He remained there for five years, finally training under Tiantong Rujing, an...
anxiety imperfection harmony
To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.
steps needs truth-is
Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.
land sitting where-you-are
Do not travel to other dusty lands, forsaking your own sitting place; if you cannot find the truth where you are now, you will never find it.
buddhism live-by letting-things-happen
I haven't got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.
perfect mind body
When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.
buddhist everyday worldly-life
Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.
strong wind clouds
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 and the withering wind must cease.
lying drinking thinking
Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious endeavour. It is not introspection. Do not desire to become a buddha; let sitting or lying down drop away. Be moderate in eating and drinking. Be mindful of the passing of time, and engage yourself in zazen as though you are saving your head from fire.
blossoming emptiness grass
Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming.
buddhist moon mirrors
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 a body and a mind, we cling to the sounds we hear. As a consequence, we make ourselves inseparable from all things, yet we are not like some shadowy figure 'lodging' in a mirror or like the moon in water. Whenever we witness what is on the one side, its opposite side will be in darkness.
self enlightenment trying
To start from the self and try to understand all things is delusion. To let the self be awakened by all things is enlightenment.
mind soup joyful
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.
thinking practice attachment
Just practice good, do good for others, without thinking of making yourself known so that you may gain reward. Really bring benefit to others, gaining nothing for yourself. This is the primary requisite for breaking free of attachments to the Self.
thinking people mind
What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.