Zen Wisdom- Dogen Zenji

“My life is one continuous mistake”

"A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it."

"If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?"

"You should study not only that you become a mother when your child is born, but also that you become a child."

"When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves."

"Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment."

Dōgen Zenji, also known as Dōgen Kigen, Eihei Dōgen, Koso Joyo Daishi, or Bussho Dento Kokushi, was a Japanese Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher, and founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.

Born: January 19, 1200, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died: September 22, 1253, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan