Snoring Monks

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Some teachers strike snoring monks with the kyosaku. I let them snore — the body needs sleep, and the Unborn does not mind a snore. The next morning, the monk who slept practices freshly.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Bankei Yotaku

Lineage: Rinzai

By Bankei Yotaku

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Sources

• contentBankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankei

  Peter Haskel (trans.)