Dogen Quotes on Time
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 time, 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:
“Firewood becomes ash, and it does not become firewood again.”
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“As translated in The Zen Poetry of Dōgen : Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace (1997) by Steven Heine , p. 61”
But do not ask me where I am going, As I travel in this limitless world, Where every step I take is my home. -
“Students today should begrudge every moment of time. This dewlike life fades away; time speeds swiftly. In this short life of ours, avoid involvement in superfluous things and just study the Way.”
Shobogenzo Zuimonki(1238) | V, 8