Dōgen Quotes

Nothing can be gained by extensive study and wide reading. Give them up immediately.

Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.

To escape from the world means that one's mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.

Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenm...

A flower falls even though we love it. A weed grows even though we don't love it.

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.

To enter the Buddha Way is to stop discriminating between good and evil and to cast aside the mind t...

To learn the way of the Buddha is to learn about oneself. To learn about oneself is to forget onesel...

Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Mo...

When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots, but just paint Spring. To ...

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us...

If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances...

Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind....

Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,Without looking for the traces I may have left;A cu...

There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached ...

A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.

Only those who have the great capacity of genuine trust can enter this realm [the realm of the buddh...

One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.