When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves.
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The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.Dogen
Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.
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Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.
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Do not arouse disdainful mind when you prepare a broth of wild grasses do not arouse joyful mind when you prepare a fine cream soup.
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You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child.
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A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
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