In Shobogenzo Zuimonki, he acknowledged that many people believed in the age of the Last Dharma, saying, “Many people in the secular world say, ‘Although I have aspiration to study the Way, the world is in the age of the Last Dharma. People’s quality has been declining and I have only inferior capabilities. Shobogenzo: The True Dharma-eye Treasury(Taisho No. 2582) is the masterwork of the thirteenth-century Zen master Eihei Dogen, founder of the Soto sect of Japanese Zen Buddhism. I offer most of the content on the Zen Studies Podcast for free, because I want the Dharma (Buddhist teachings) to be available to everyone. Plus, I enjoy creating episodes – audio and text – about this ancient, incredibly rich spiritual tradition. The Shōbōgenzō (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye) is the master work of the Japanese Sōtō Zen Master Eihei Dōgen (1200 - 1253).
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The important thing is not to think much,
but to love much;
and so, do that which best stirs you to love.
Saint Teresa of Avila
If you are seeking closeness to the Beloved,
love everyone.
whether in their presence or absence,
see only their good.
if you want to be as clear and refreshing as
the breath of the morning breeze,
like the sun have nothing but warmth and light
for everyone.
Shaikh Abu-Said Abil-Khair
You do not have to struggle to reach God,
but you do have to struggle to tear away
the self-created veil that hides him from you.
Paramahansa Yogananda
O, friend! Nobody veils you, but yourself.
In your path there is no thorn or weed, but yourself.
You asked: shall I reach the Beloved or not?
Between you and the Beloved there is nobody, but yourself.
Awhadoddin Kermani
All those who are unhappy in the world
are so as a result of
their desire for their own happiness.
All those who are happy in the world
are so as a result of
their desire for the happiness of others.
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Before you ask God for what you want,
first thank God for what you have.
Babylonian Talmud, B'rachot 30b
How long will you keep pounding on an open door
begging for someone to open it?
Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya
I do not desire suffering;
yet fool I am, I desire the cause of suffering!
Shantideva
Wisdom tells me I am nothing.
Love tells me I am everything.
Between the two my life flows.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
In the morning, the one who does not understand will
consider what he will do,
while the one who understands will
consider what the one will do with him.
Ibn 'ata 'illah
Until you become an unbeliever in your own self,
you cannot become a believer in God.
Shaikh Abu-Said Abil-Khair
Student: Sir, if one gave up the I, nothing whatsoever would remain.
Ramakrishna: I am not asking you to give up all of the I. You should give up only the 'unripe I.' The 'unripe I' makes one feel: 'I am the doer. These are my wife and children. I am a teacher.'
Renounce this 'unripe I' and keep the 'ripe I' which will make you feel that you are God's servant, His devotee, and that God is the doer and you are His instrument.
Sri Ramakrishna
Worn-out garments are shed by the body,
worn-out bodies are shed by the dweller within the body,
new bodies are donned by the dweller, like garments.
Not wounded by weapons, not burned by fire,
not dried by the wind, not wetted by water,
such is the one.
Not dried, not wetted, not burned, not wounded,
innermost essence, everywhere, always,
being of beings, changeless, eternal, for ever and ever.
Bhagavad-Gita 2:22
Where are you hurrying to?
you will see
the same moon tonight
wherever you go!
Izumi Shikibu
There is no difference in the destination,
the only difference is in the journey.
Inayat Khan
All the violence, fear and suffering
that exists in this world
comes from grasping at 'self'.
What use is this great monster to you?
if you do not let go of the 'self',
there will never be an end to your suffering.
Shantideva
In the pursuit of learning,
every day something is acquired.
in the pursuit of Tao,
every day something is dropped.
Lao Tzu
Correct behavior
means that you are
occupied with commendable activity.
Ibn 'Ata'
There is only one virtue
and only one sin
for a soul on the path:
virtue when he is conscious of God
and sin when he is not.
Abu Hashim Madani
There is only one truth,
but there are many ways of misunderstanding it.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
satyameva jayate
truth alone is victorious
Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.6
I see now
that all creatures
have perfect enlightenment
- but they do not know it
Buddha (Zen tradition, Shobogenzo)
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Shobogenzo
166 – The Wesak Ceremony: Celebrating and Expressing Gratitude for Our Teachers
Shobogenzo Nishijima
The annual Buddhist festival of Wesak celebrates the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha. The ceremony takes inspiration from the Buddha's mythological birth story, and I describe a version of the ceremony and share some chanting from it. Then I discuss the way Wesak helps awaken our gratitude for the Dharma, for teachers, and for all of those beings who have made our lives possible.