Quietude Is Not the Goal

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If quietude were the goal, every stone would be a Buddha. Quietude is the chair the practice sits in; it is not the practice itself.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Dahui Zonggao

Lineage: Linji

By Dahui Zonggao

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Sources

• contentHow Zen Became Zen: The Dispute Over Enlightenment and the Formation of Chan Buddhism in Song-Dynasty China

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