Dogen Quotes

Dogen (Zen master, 1200 – 1253). Below are 7 quotes by Dogen from QuotePlace, each as a portrait card.

Zen master · 1200 – 1253

Founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan and author of the Shōbōgenzō, a landmark of Buddhist philosophy.

Quotes by Dogen

1.To study the Buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.

2.Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water.

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

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

5.Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

6.If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.

7.A Zen master's life is one continuous mistake.

To study the Buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water.

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.

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.

If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.

A Zen master's life is one continuous mistake.