In your meditation you yourself are the mirror reflecting the solution of your problems. The human mind has absolute freedom within its true nature. You can attain your freedom intuitively. Do not work for freedom, rather allow the practice itself to be liberation.
Dogen Zenji
from the book
translated by Nyogen Senzaki & Ruth Strout McCandless
source: https://www.dailyzen.com/journal/practice-of-meditation
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Further quotes from the book Buddhism and Zen :
- The truth is the reality of mind
- Meditation is enlightenment itself
- Zen is simply the expression of truth
- Do not desire realization
- Think non-thinking
- Truth is ever present
- Open your mind
- Meditation posture