Dogen Quotes on Nature
Eihei Dogen was a 13th-century Japanese Zen Buddhist priest and philosopher, the founder of the Soto school of Zen in Japan. This page collects quotes attributed to Dogen on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Dogen:
“Time itself is being, and all being is time.”
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Attributed to Dogen:
“When you walk in the mist, you become wet without knowing it.”
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Attributed to Dogen:
“Firewood becomes ash, and it does not become firewood again.”
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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.”
As translated in The Zen Poetry of Dōgen : Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace (1997) by Steven Heine , p. 61