Quotes by : Dōgen

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

Nothing can be gained by extensive study and wide reading. Give them up immediately.

Only those who have the great capacity of genuine trust can enter this realm [the realm of the buddhas].....

Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind.....

There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to....

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

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

When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots, but just paint Spring. To paint....

Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,Without looking for the traces I may have left;A cuckoo's....

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us....