禅Philippe Reiryū Coupey

proverb

Living the Questions

Modern

Traditionally attributed

Text

Live the questions for which there is no answer. The right answer would only end the question; living it brings the question itself into the breath.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Philippe Reiryū Coupey

Sources

  • contentThe Zen Way to the Martial Arts

    Taisen Deshimaru

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