Dogen
Walked Away from the Shogun. Sat Down in Echizen.
I returned from China with nothing but the breath.
I left Kyoto as a boy with nothing but questions. I returned with nothing but the answer. They asked me what I brought from China — I said, only zazen. Let all beings sit straight, and see the spring flowers bloom of themselves.
What I'm Into: zazen at dawn, the sound of wind in the pines, washing bowls after breakfast, the Shobogenzo, mountains beyond mountains
What's in my brain: The complete Shōbōgenzō — ninety-five fascicles on the way of sitting, the nature of time, and the enlightenment of all things.
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