The Moon of the Mind

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Panshan said: "The moon of the mind is solitary and round; its light swallows the ten thousand forms. The light does not illuminate objects, nor do objects exist. Light and objects both forgotten—then what is this?"

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Panshan Baoji

Lineage: Nanyue line

By Panshan Baoji

• The Three Realms Have No Dharmadialogue

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 Whole Universe Is the Eye
• The Directness of Realization
• The Barrier of Words
• The Great Doubt Block

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Jingde Chuandeng Lu, Panshan Baoji chapter

  Traditional Zen Sayings: The Moon of the Mind