'Dōgen's Ultimate Truth', Canvas

'Dōgen's Ultimate Truth', Canvas

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Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.

— Dōgen

That's a wonderfully direct and insightful way to describe meditation. It cuts through any notions of it being a technique to get somewhere and instead points to its inherent nature.

By saying "Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all," you're highlighting that it's not about striving or reaching for a goal. It's not a tool to manipulate the mind or attain a specific state.

Instead, you beautifully state that "It is peace itself." This reframes meditation not as a practice that leads to peace, but as the very embodiment of peace in the present moment.

The subsequent lines, "It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things," further deepen this understanding. Meditation, in this light, becomes the direct experience and realization of profound truths – the inherent wisdom that lies within and the fundamental interconnectedness of everything.

This perspective shifts meditation from being an action we do to an state of being we access. It's about recognizing what is already present, rather than trying to create something new. It's a powerful reminder to simply be, and in that being, to discover the peace and wisdom that are intrinsically ours.

'Dōgen's Ultimate Truth', Canvas

'Dōgen's Ultimate Truth', Canvas

Meditation is not a way to enlightenment, Nor is it a method of achieving anything at all. It is peace itself. It is the actualization of wisdom, The ultimate truth of the oneness of all things.

— Dōgen

'Dōgen's Ultimate Truth', Canvas

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