"The Wheels of Practice and Dharma . . . Are Constantly Turning"

A Dōgen Verse Each Day of Rōhatsu to Commemorate Buddha's Enlightenment

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“The wheels of practice and Dharma, intimately connected, are constantly turning,

Awakening under the Bodhi tree, a brightly colored flower came into bloom.

Throughout an incalculable expanse encompassing infinite realms,

All at once a true sense of interdependence permeated all beings.”¹

1. Heine, Steven. Wisdom Within Words. Oxford University Press, 2022. (Verse 109, p. 174)