168 Quotes by Dōgen

Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.

Mountains and rivers at this very moment are the actualization of the world of the ancient Buddhas. Each, abiding in its phenomenal expression, realizes completeness.

To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.

Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day of your life, without using it for your own sake. Why is it so? Your life is a fortunate outcome of the continuous practice of the past. You should express your gratitude immediately.

Clearly I know, the mind is mountains, rivers, and the great earth; sun, moon, and stars.

When one first seeks the truth, one separates oneself from it.

Do not miss the opportunity of offering even a single drop into the ocean of merit or a grain atop the mountain of the roots of beneficial activity.

When the old plum tree blooms, the entire world blooms.

Cease from practice based on intellectual understanding, pursuing words, and following after speech.