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Favorite Dogen Zenji Quotes

1. "No matter how bad a state of mind you may get into, if you keep strong and hold out, eventually the floating clouds must vanish and the withering wind must cease." ~ Dogen Zenji
2. "If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing." ~ Dogen Zenji
3. "If you have compassion and are imbued with the spirit of the Way, it is of no consequence to be criticized, even reviled, by the ignorant. But if you lack the spirit of the Way, you should be wary of being thought of by others as having the Way." ~ Dogen Zenji
4. "You should not be esteemed by others if you have no real inner virtue. People here in Japan esteem others on the basis of outward appearances, without knowing anything about real inner virtue; so students lacking the spirit of the Way are dragged down into bad habits and become subject to temptation." ~ Dogen Zenji
5. "Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools." ~ Dogen Zenji
6. "What you think in your own mind to be good, or what people of the world think is good, is not necessarily good." ~ Dogen Zenji
7. "It's too late to be ready." ~ Dogen Zenji

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