Body and mind fallen away.

身心脱落。

Dōgen

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Dōgen

Japanese Zen monk (1200-1253), founder of the Sōtō school. After studying in Song China under Tiantong Rujing, he taught shikantaza — "just sitting" — and wrote the Shōbōgenzō, admired by Watsuji and Steve Jobs.

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Source: 道元『正法眼蔵』身心学道巻 (南宋・天童如浄からの伝授語、道元自身の悟りの契機)Verified

Dōgen's Other Quotes

To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be enlightened by the ten thousand things.

Just sit.

The first concern of one who studies the Way is to leave behind ego-clinging views.