Dogen Zenji Quotes


Something you want badly enough can always be gained. No matter how fierce the enemy, how remote the beautiful lady, or how carefully guarded the treasure, there is always a means to the goal for the earnest seeker. The unseen help of the guardian gods of heaven and earth assure fulfillment.


Citations

Dōgen. A Primer of Soto Zen: A Translation of Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō Zuimonki. Translated by Reihō Masunaga, East-West Center Press, 1971, p. 89.

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Dogen Zenji
Dogen Zenji
  • Born: January 19, 1200
  • Died: September 22, 1253
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Profession: Leader, Buddist Priest, Philosopher, Writer

Dōgen Zenji (26 January 1200 – 22 September 1253), also known as Dōgen Kigen, Eihei Dōgen, Kōso Jōyō Daishi, or Busshō Dentō Kokushi, was a Japanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.