Bill,
Thank you for this translation of those most central lines from Dogen. I find
it to be a congenial translation. Below I copy from a few places a few lines
to share that I find particularly important. Thanks!, again. Cheers,
--Joe
"To forget oneself is to perceive oneself as all things. To realize this is to
cast off the body and mind of self and others. When you have reached this
stage you will be detached even from enlightenment but will practice it
continually without thinking about it.
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When people seek the Dharma [outside themselves] they are immediately far
removed from it
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When the True Law is not totally attained, both physically and mentally, there
is a tendency to think that we posses the complete Law and our work is
finished. If the Dharma is completely present, there is a realization of ones
insufficiencies."
PS To me, very powerful phrases are:
"...without thinking about it".
"When people seek the Dharma [outside themselves]... ".
"...both physically and mentally...".
> "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote:
>
> Well, here's an attempt at an explanation of that dreaded term
> "Enlightenment" by Dogen. [snip]
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