禅Aryadeva

proverb

Clear Water Holds the Sky

Indic

Traditionally attributed

Text

Clear water holds the sky without effort. Stir it, and the sky breaks into pieces. Practice is the not-stirring.

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Attribution

Lineage: Indian Patriarchs

By Aryadeva

Sources

  • contentEssays in Zen Buddhism, First Series

    D. T. Suzuki

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