There are myriads of forms and hundreds of grasses throughout the entire earth, yet each grass and each form itself is the entire earth.
DogenWhat is the way of the Buddha? It is to study the self. What is the study of the self? It is to forget oneself. To forget oneself is to enlightened by everything in the world.
DogenThere are mountains hidden in mountains. There are mountains hidden in hiddenness. This is complete understanding.
DogenContinuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day of your life, without using it for your own sake. Why is it so? Your life is a fortunate outcome of the continuous practice of the past. You should express your gratitude immediately.
Dogen