Dogen quote

From Zen 

[1] To study the Buddha way is to study the self.

[2] To study the self is to forget the self.

 [3] To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand dharmas.

[4] To be enlightened by the ten thousand dharmas is to free ones body and mind and those of others.

[5] No trace of enlightenment remains, and this traceless enlightenment continues endlessly.

 The page above, full size. A character by character view of Dogen’s quote. From San Francisco Zen Center.

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