Dogen

Dogen (1200-1253) was a Japanese Zen monk who was master of the Soto Zen school of Japanese Buddhism. He advocated religion of practical simplicity, absolute faith and individual spiritual awakening.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Do not be amazed by the true dragon.

- Fukanzazenji

• Life and death are nothing but the mind. Years, months, days, and hours are nothing but the mind. Dreams, illusions, and mirages are nothing but the mind. The bubbles of water and the flames of fire are nothing but the mind. The flowers of the spring and the moon of the autumn are nothing but the mind. Confusions and dangers are nothing but the mind.

- in the Repository of True Buddhist Teachings

• Do away with mental deliberation and cognition, and simply go on sitting.

Rumi