Fish in Water, Bird in Sky

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When the fish swims, the water has no edges for the fish; when the bird flies, the sky has no edges for the bird. Each fully fills its element. So we, when we sit, fill the sitting.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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, Genjokoan

• Flowers Fall, Weeds Spring
• Practice Is Realization
• Firewood Does Not Become Ash

Sources

• contentEihei Dogen: Mystical Realist

  Hee-Jin Kim