Circle

On the great road of Buddha ancestors there is always unsurpassable continuous practice.It forms the way-ring and is never cut off. Throughout aspiration for enlightenment, practice, enlightenment, and nirvana, there is no gap; continuous practice is the circle of the way. This being so , continuous practice is unstained, not forced by you or others. The act of this continuous practice confirms you as well as others. That means your practice  affects the entire earth and the sky in ten directions, Although it is not noticed by  others  or by yourself, it is so. In this way, by the continuous practice of all buddhas and ancestors, your practice is actualized and your great road opens up. By your continuous practice, the practice of all buddhas is actualized and the great road of all buddhads opens up. Your continuous practice creates the circle of the way.

     Dogen