168 Quotes by Dōgen

Although its light is wide and great, the Moon is reflected in a puddle one inch wide. The whole Moon and the entire sky is reflected in one dew drop on the grass.

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.”

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

A zen master’s life is one continuous mistake.

Just study Buddhism. Don’t follow the sentiments of the world.

Coming, going, the waterbirds don’t leave a trace, don’t follow a path.

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.

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

Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold.