168 Quotes by Dōgen

To enter the Buddha Way is to stop discriminating between good and evil and to cast aside the mind that says this is good and that is bad.

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

There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and are compassionate toward all sentient beings, respectful to seniors and kind to juniors, not excluding or desiring anything, with no designing thoughts or worries, you will be called a buddha. Do not seek anything else.

Practice and enlightenment are not two.

When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.

Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.

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

There are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.