"Shobogenzo: The Treasure House of the Eye of the True Teaching" (2007) by Rev. Hubert Nearman, O.B.C. Chapter 29, p. 421
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It is only due to a lack of heart for the Way and a lack of skill in handling their daily conduct that people become vainly tied to fame and gain.
— Dōgen
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "It is only due to a lack of heart for the Way and a lack of skill in handling their daily conduct that people become vainly tied to fame and gain." in the context of ""Shobogenzo: The Treasure House of the Eye of the True Teaching" (2007) by Rev. Hubert Nearman, O.B.C. Chapter 29, p. 421" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Dōgen" (Quotes, Shōbōgenzō (1231–53): Original Japanese text published by Komeisha, English translation (Vol. I, Vol. II, Vol. III, Vol. IV) published by Bukkyō Dendō Kyōkai.)
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About Dōgen
Dōgen (道元; also Dōgen Kigen 道元希玄, Eihei Dōgen 永平道元, titled as Dōgen Zenji Zen Master Dōgen 道元禅師) (19 January 1200 – 22 September 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist priest, writer, poet, philosopher born in Kyōto, and the founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan.
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