The Teaching of No-Mind

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Muyeom taught: 'When there is no mind (무심, 無心), there is also no dharma to seek and no ignorance to remove. This is not a vacancy or a blankness. It is like a great mirror that reflects everything without clinging to any image. Mountains appear; the mirror does not become a mountain. Waters appear; the mirror does not become water. This is no-mind. This is the original face of all beings. Do not add understanding on top of it — understanding is the screen that hides it.'

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Muyŏm

Lineage: Seon

By Muyŏm

• The Transmission from Magu Baochedialogue

Sources

• contentThe Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea — Robert E. Buswell

  Robert E. Buswell Jr.

  After Buswell, 'The Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea' (1989), ch. 3, on Muyeom's teachings at Seongju-san and his emphasis on 'no-mind' (musim/wuxin)

  Sŏngju-san School Records: The Teaching of No-Mind