Rev. Danny Fisher

Today’s quote is from Dōgen Zenji (1200-1253), the founder of Japan’s Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism and author of the Shōbōgenzō.  This is it–quoted in Taizen Maizumi Roshi’s Appreciate Your Life: The Essence of Zen Practice, pg. 31:

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken. Take heed, do not squander your life.