禅Taisen Deshimaru

proverb

Here and Now

Modern

Traditionally attributed

Text

The dojo is here, the cushion is here, the breath is here. There is no Japan, no robe, no master that is not also here. Practice in the place you are.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Taisen Deshimaru

Sources

  • contentThe Zen Way to the Martial Arts

    Taisen Deshimaru

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