Dogen might disagree - although you can find him saying just the opposite as well: "Yet, as a manifestation of the functioning of That Which Is Reality, this c

Dogen might disagree - although you can find him saying just the opposite as well: "Yet, as a manifestation of the functioning of That Which Is Reality, this consciousness is the Absolute Principle of Reality". "If the Buddha Dharma is real, then it follows that a picture of a rice cake must be real as well". „Dreaming and being awake have always been as one and the same, for they are both manifestations of the Truth. And even if the Buddha’s Teaching were a metaphor, it would still be a manifestation of the Truth. And, as already stated, It is not a metaphor. What we create in a dream is the reality of the Buddha’s Teaching.“ For more on this, check out this chapter in particular: https://www.thezensite.com/ZenTeachings/Dogen_Teachings/Shobogenzo/039gabyo.pdf https://www.thezensite.com/ZenTeachings/Dogen_Teachings/Shob... as well as: https://www.thezensite.com/ZenTeachings/Dogen_Teachings/Shobogenzo/037muchuSetsumu.pdf https://www.thezensite.com/ZenTeachings/Dogen_Teachings/Shob...