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As long as you try to figure out buddha dharma with mind, you can never attain it even for myriad eons or thousands of lifetimes. It is attained by letting go of the mind and abandoning views and interpretations.
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― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
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[Question:] Should zazen be practiced by laymen and lay-women, or should it be practiced by home leavers alone?
[Dogen's answer:] The ancestors say, "In understanding buddha dharma, men and women, noble and common people are not distinguished.
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― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
― The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master
