Dōgen Zenji

“The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something.”

“Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.”

“Practice and enlightenment are one.”

“To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.”

“If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”

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

“To study the Buddha Way is to study the self.”

“Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.”

“Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken.”

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

“Zazen is not 'step-by-step' meditation. It is the simple practice of a Buddha.”

“The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.”

“The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of the valley streams is his long, broad tongue.”

“When a fish swims, it swims on and on, and there is no end to the water.”

“Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in worldly life.”

“Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons.”

“To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.”

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

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

“When you walk, just walk. When you sit, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.”