禅Deshan Xuanjian

proverb

Grandmother on the Road

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

An old woman selling rice cakes asked me which mind I wished to refresh — past, present, or future? I had no answer; my commentaries were no use. From that day my mouth grew quieter.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Deshan Xuanjian

Sources

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

    Andy Ferguson

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