To Study the Self

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To study the Buddha Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things. To be enlightened by the ten thousand things is to free one's body and mind, and those of others. No trace of enlightenment remains, and this traceless enlightenment is continued forever.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Dōgen

Lineage: Sōtō

By Dōgen

• How to Sit (Fukanzazengi, opening)practice-instruction
• Not Aware of Enlightenmentproverb
• Continuous Practiceproverb
• Flowers Fall, Weeds Springproverb
• Firewood and Ash (Genjokoan)sermon

From Shobogenzo

• Not Aware of Enlightenment
• Continuous Practice
• Firewood and Ash (Genjokoan)
• Enlightenment Is Like the Moon Reflected in Water (Genjokoan)
• Being-Time (Uji)
• Spring Does Not Become Summer
• Shōbōgenzō (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye)

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Shobogenzo, Genjokoan

  Shobogenzo: To Study the Self