禅Baizhang Huaihai

proverb

Step Out of the Doorway

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

Stand in the doorway and the wind cannot enter. Step into the room and the wind cannot enter. Step out, and the room and the wind both pass through you.

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Attribution

Lineage: Nanyue line

By Baizhang Huaihai

Sources

  • contentZen's Chinese Heritage: The Masters and Their Teachings

    Andy Ferguson

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