From ‘On the Spiritual Discourses of the Mountains and the Water’, in the “Shōbōgenzō”, by Eihei Dogen

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“to be bogged down in  words and phrases is not speech that leads to liberation.  There is a state that is  free from such conditions  as these. It has been described as “The verdant mountains  are constantly moving on,” and as “Enō went walking upon the  Water.” You need to explore this state in the greatest detail. ”

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” The Buddha said, “All thoughts and things are ultimately free of any attachments, so  there is no place where they permanently abide.”

From ‘On the Spiritual Discourses of the Mountains and the Water’, in the “Shōbōgenzō”, by Eihei Dogen

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