Countless blossoms ~ Dogen Zenji
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Do not desire realization ~ Dogen Zenji
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Not Before and After ~ Dogen Zenji
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Everyday actions and dharma ~ Dogen Zenji
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Because it is impermanent ~ Dogen Zenji
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Everyday actions and dharma ~ Dogen Zenji
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Because it is impermanent ~ Dogen Zenji
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Zenga (Zen ink painting) evoking the phrase “Mind itself is Buddha” (sokushin zebutsu), showing the subtle emergence and dissolution of a face in empty space — a poetic gesture toward the inseparability of awareness and emptiness. Interpreted by DALL•E 2.
#DōgenZenji's reinterpretation of sokushin zebutsu ("mind itself is #Buddha") challenges static or complacent views of mind and awakening. #Dōgen emphasizes dynamic, embodied practice, where mind and Buddha are realized in the immediacy of experience, not as […]
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Zenga (Zen painting) of a vanishing figure in ink wash, symbolizing shinjin datsuraku — the radical dropping off of body and mind. Interpreted by DALL•E 2.
#DōgenZenji's concept of shinjin datsuraku ("dropping off body and mind") marks a radical shift in Buddhist practice, emphasizing liberation through the release of attachment to self and mental constructs. This principle redefines selfhood and realization in […]
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The meditation hall at Soji-ji near Tokyo, Japan. Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師, 1200-1253) was the founder of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism in Japan and is known for his teachings on zazen (座禅, seated meditation) and the nature of practice-enlightenment. His writings emphasize the inseparability of practice and realization, with a focus on the immediacy of awakening in every moment. This perspective challenges traditional views that separate practice from enlightenment, instead emphasizing the unity of both. Source: Wikimedia Commonsꜛ (license: CC BY-SA 3.0)
#DōgenZenji's concept of 'practice-enlightenment' (shushō ittō) asserts the inseparability of practice and #awakening in #Zen #Buddhism. Rather than viewing #enlightenment as a distant goal, #Dōgen teaches that sincere practice is itself the full […]
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Since this word is already expounded ~ Dogen Zenji
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Meditation posture ~ Dogen Zenji
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A fool sees himself as another ~ Dogen Zenji
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lunar delight
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light. — Dogen Zenji
#DogenZenji #mind
lunar delight
A zen master's life is one continuous mistake. — Dogen Zenji
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Attachment and aversion ~ Dogen Zenji
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Letting go ~ Dogen Zenji
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#DogenZenji #clouds #water #dependence
#DogenZenji “The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.”
Practice and Enlightenment ~ Dogen Zenji
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Allow the practice itself to be liberation ~ Dogen Zenji
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#DogenZenji #freedom #liberation #practice
lunar delight
A zen master's life is one continuous mistake. — Dogen Zenji
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Studying ourselves ~ Dogen Zenji
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#DogenZenji #emptiness #ourselves #study
Manifestations of the body of the Buddha ~ Dogen Zenji
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One continuous mistake ~ Dogen Zenji
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#DogenZenji #life #mistake
Kaz Tanahashi's translation of Shobogenzo is available as an ebook www.shambhala.com/treasury-of-the-true-dha... #DogenZenji
The fundamental point actualized now is great practice.
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