Dogen Buddhist Quotations

People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.

If you do not get it from yourself, where will you go for it?

In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.

Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.

Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we grasp onto the physical forms we see. Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we cling to the sounds we hear. As a consequence, we make ourselves inseparable from all things, yet we are not like some shadowy figure 'lodging' in a mirror or like the moon in water. Whenever we witness what is on the one side, its opposite side will be in darkness.

To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.