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...
practice understanding intellectual
Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.
practice benefits dharma
Do not practice buddha-dharma with the thought that it is to benefit others.
practice distraction dharma
Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions.
practice enlightenment ends
There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.
wall heart practice
In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants and trees; this is what awakening the mind for enlightenment is like. The fifth patriarch of Zen was once a pine-planting wayfarer; Rinzai worked on planting cedars and pines on Mount Obaku. . . . Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.
ocean air practice
A fish swims in the ocean, and no matter how far it swims there is no end to the water. A bird flies in the sky, and no matter how far it flies there is no end to the air. However the fish and the bird have never left their elements. Thus each of them totally covers its full range, and each of them totally experiences its realm... Know that water is life and air is life. The bird is life and the fish is life. Life must be the bird and life must be the fish... practice, enlightenment and people are like this.
practice want ifs
If you want to see things just as they are, then you yourself must practice just as you are.
two practice enlightenment
Practice and enlightenment are not two.
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.
practice two cooking
I asked, "What are words?" The tenzo said, "One, two, three, four, five." I asked again, "What is practice?" "Nothing in the entire universe is hidden."
self practice true-self
Zazen is the ultimate practice. This is indeed the True Self. The Buddhadharma is not to be sought outside of this.
thinking self practice
If we look at the world with a deluded body and mind, we will think that our self is permanent. But if we practice correctly and return to our true self, we will realize that nothing is permanent
wall practice tree
Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.
practice light mind
You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.