The Whole Universe Is the Eye

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The entire universe in all ten directions is the eye of the monk. The entire universe in all ten directions is the everyday speech of the monk. The entire universe in all ten directions is the whole body of the monk. The entire universe in all ten directions is the light of the self. The entire universe in all ten directions exists within the light of the self. In the entire universe in all ten directions, there is no one who is not the self.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Changsha Jingcen

Lineage: Caodong

From Traditional Zen Sayings

• A Special Transmission Outside the Scriptures
• Thirty Blows
• A Day Without Work Is a Day Without Eating
• Mountains Are Mountains
• Cease and Desist
• Die While Alive
• The Directness of Realization
• The Barrier of Words
• The Great Doubt Block
• Not Deceived by Words

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Jingde Chuandenglu, Changsha chapter

  Traditional Zen Sayings: The Whole Universe Is the Eye