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“Mindful of the passing of time, engage yourself in zazen as though saving your head from fire.”

Book:The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

Source: The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

“Zazen is not learning to do concentration. It is the dharma gate of great ease and joy. It is undivided practice-realization.”

Book:The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

Source: The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

“[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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Book:The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

Source: The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master

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