“Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.”
Quote by Dogen
Author
Dogen
Dogen was a Japanese Zen master born in January 1200 and died on September 22, 1253. He was the founder of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Japan and had a profound influence on the development of Zen Buddhism. Dogen advocated 'Zen is life,' emphasizing the close connection between Zen practice and everyday life, and his thoughts had a wide impact on Japanese culture. more
You May Also Like
Source: Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation
“In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.”
“Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.”
“To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections.”
“The color of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech.”
“Inside the treasury of the dharma eye a single grain of dust.”