Seeing Peach Blossoms

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For thirty years I sought a swordsman. How many times leaves fell, new buds appeared. But one glimpse of the peach blossoms— from that moment, no more doubts.

license: public_domain

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Lingyun Zhiqin

Lineage: Guiyang

From Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues

• My Mind Is Not at Peace
• Thinking of Not-Thinking
• Not Knowing Is Most Intimate
• The Boat Monk's Transmission
• The Sound of Bamboo
• Vast Emptiness, Nothing Holy
• Ordinary Mind Is the Way
• Nanquan Kills the Cat
• Wash Your Bowl
• The Oak Tree in the Garden

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Jingde Chuandenglu, Lingyun chapter

  Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues: Seeing Peach Blossoms