Quote
To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things.
Note
This teaching from Zen master Dōgen describes the paradox of self-knowledge. It leans toward an internal standard—suggesting that true understanding comes not from grasping at self but from releasing our fixed ideas about who we are. When we stop constructing identity, we become open to being moved and shaped by all of life. This wisdom invites surrender rather than control.