Dogen Truth Quotations

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

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

Truth is not far away. It is nearer than near. There is no need to attain it, since not one of your steps leads away from it.

There are thousands upon thousands of students who have practiced meditation and obtained its fruits. Do not doubt its possibilities because of the simplicity of the method. If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?

Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.