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...
weed spring flower
Yet, though it is like this, simply, flowers fall amid our longing and weeds spring up amid our antipathy.
practice enlightenment realization
Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization has no end.
practice training firsts
The recognition of the coming and going of things is a first step in training and practice.
buddhism sea keys
Students of the Way must not study Buddhism for the sake of themselves. They must study Buddhism only for the sake of Buddhism. The key to this is to renounce both body and mind without holding anything back and to offer them to the great sea of Buddhism.
spring peaches apricots
When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots - just paint Spring.
practice fundamentals where-you-are
When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.
practice water realization
Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold
dragons tree doe
Does a dragon still sing from within a withered tree?
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.
buddhism world study
Just study Buddhism. Don't follow the sentiments of the world.
disturbed
We must always be disturbed by the truth.
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.
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.
moon sky relaxation
The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.