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When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore is moving. but when you keep your eyes closely on the boat, you can see that the boat moves. similarly, if you examine myriad things with a confused body and mind you might suppose that your mind and nature are permanent. but when you practice intimately and return to where you are, it will be clear that there is nothing that has unchanging self.
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When You Ride In A Boat And

Dogen
When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore is moving. but when you keep your eyes closely on the boat, you can see that the boat moves. similarly, if you examine myriad things with a confused body and mind you might suppose that your mind and nature are permanent. but when you practice intimately and return to where you are, it will be clear that there is nothing that has unchanging self.
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