If you study a lot because you are worried that others will think badly of you for being ignorant and you'll feel stupid, this is a serious mistake.
DōgenYou should not be esteemed by others if you have no real inner virtue. People here in Japan esteem others on the basis of outward appearances, without knowing anything about real inner virtue; so students lacking the spirit of the Way are dragged down into bad habits and become subject to temptation.
DōgenPrefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.
DōgenOnly those who have the great capacity of genuine trust can enter this realm [the realm of the buddhas]. Those who have no trust are unable to accept it, however much they hear it.
DōgenTags: trust meditation
Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions.
DōgenTags: meditation
If you have compassion and are imbued with the spirit of the Way, it is of no consequence to be criticized, even reviled, by the ignorant. But if you lack the spirit of the Way, you should be wary of being thought of by others as having the Way.
DōgenNo matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease.
DōgenIf you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
DōgenWhat you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good.
DōgenYour body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment. (From 'Fukan zazengi')
DōgenTags: buddhism zen impermanence
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