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Just study Buddhism. Don't follow the sentiments of the world.

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A fool sees himself as another, but a wise man sees others as himself.

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Coming, going, the waterbirds
don't leave a trace
don't follow a path.

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The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.

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When other sects speak well of Zen, the first thing that they praise is its poverty.

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People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.

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When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

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There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha Way.

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If he cannot stop the mind that seeks after fame and profit, he will spend his life without finding peace.

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But do not ask me where I am going,
As I travel in this limitless world,
Where every step I take is my home.

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Zazen is the ultimate practice. This is indeed the True Self. The Buddhadharma is not to be sought outside of this.

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Because monks come from the midst of purity, they consider as good and pure what does not arouse desire among other people.

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Those who practice know whether realization is attained or not, just as those who drink water know whether it is hot or cold

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In the great way of going beyond, no endeavor is complete without being one with myriad things. This is ocean mudra samadhi.

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Buddhas and Ancestors continuously maintain ocean mudra samadhi. While swimming in this samadhi, they expound, realize, practice.

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Your 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.

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It is only due to a lack of heart for the Way and a lack of skill in handling their daily conduct that people become vainly tied to fame and gain.

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Students, when you want to say something, think about it three times before you say it. Speak only if your words will benefit yourselves and others. Do not speak if it brings no benefit.

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Students today should begrudge every moment of time. This dewlike life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.

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