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CITATION from DOGEN ZENJI'S
GYOJI I (Continuous Practice, I) 行持 (上)
(adapted with linebreaks added)
from Enlightenment Unfolds, ed. by Kazuaki Tanahashi
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On the great road of Buddha ancestors,
there is always unsurpassable practice,
continuous and sustained.
It is the circle of the way
and is never cut off.
Between
aspiration, practice, enlightenment, and nirvana,
there is not a moment's gap;
continuous practice
is the circle of
the way.
This being so,
continuous practice is unstained,
not forced by you or others. The power of this continuous
practice confirms you as well as others. It means your practice
affects the entire earth
and the entire sky in the ten directions.
Although not noticed by others or yourself, it is so.
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