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...
thinking benefits want
Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.
truth yoga meditation
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
awakening delusion
That you carry yourself forward and experience the myriad things is delusion. That the myriad things come forward and experience themselves is awakening
mean mind world
To escape from the world means that one's mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
wise men fool
A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.
buddhist opportunity life-and-death
Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.
moon sky relaxation
The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
way want expect-nothing
If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
travel home world
But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.
dream spring flower
Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages are nothing but the mind. The bubbles of water and the flames of fire are nothing but the mind. The flowers of the spring and the moon of the autumn are nothing but the mind. Confusions and dangers are nothing but the mind.
ideas voice unity
Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
wind clouds mountain
Because mountains are high and broad, the way of riding the clouds is always reached in the mountains; the inconceivable power of soaring in the wind comes freely from the mountains
relaxation world bills
To what shall I liken the world? Moonlight, reflected In dewdrops, Shaken from a crane's bill.
kindness sadness heart
Do no harmful actions, do not become attached to the cycle of death and rebirth, show kindness, respect the old and have compassion for the young, do not have a heart that rejects or a heart that covets and have no worry or sadness in your heart. This is what is called enlightenment. Do not seek it elsewhere.