Quotes by : Dōgen

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

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

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.....

Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary....

A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.

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....