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 all things of the universe . To be enlightened by all things of the universe is to cast off the body and mind of the self as well as those of others . Even the traces of enlightenment are wiped out , and life with traceless enlightenment goes on forever and ever .

Dogen Zenji (1200-1253)C.E.