Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm, Without l… - Dōgen

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Treading along in this dreamlike, illusory realm,
Without looking for the traces I may have left;
A cuckoo's song beckons me to return home;
Hearing this, I tilt my head to see
Who has told me to turn back;

But do not ask me where I am going,
As I travel in this limitless world,
Where every step I take is my home.

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Dōgen (道元; also Dōgen Kigen 道元希玄, Eihei Dōgen 永平道元, titled as Dōgen Zenji [Zen Master Dōgen] 道元禅師) (19 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher born in Kyōto, and the founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.

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Pen Names: 高祖

Alternative Names: Dōgen Zenji • Dōgen Kigen • Eihei Dōgen • Dougen

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But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home.

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If you practice with genuine trust, you will attain the way, regardless of being sharp or dull.

Without practice, the buddha way cannot be attained. Without study, it remains remote.

When you let go, the dharma fills your hands;

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