Continuous practice

Because of this practice, there are the sun, the moon and stars. Because of this practice, there are the great earth and the open sky. Because of this practice there are body, mind and their environs. Because of this practice, there are the four great elements and the five skandhas. Continuous practice is not necessarily something people in the world love, but it should be the true place of return for everyone. Because of the continuous practice of all buddhas of the past, present, and future, all buddhas of the past, present and future are actualized.

Eihei Dogen, The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye, p. 332