禅Bodhidharma

proverb

Bring Me Your Mind

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

Huike said: my mind is not at peace. I said: bring me your mind, and I will pacify it. He searched and could not find it. I said: there — I have pacified it for you.

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Attribution

Lineage: Early Chan

By Bodhidharma

Sources

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

    Andy Ferguson

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