proverb

Just Sit (Shikantaza)

Fukan-zazengi

Kamakura

Traditionally attributed

Text

Sit without a single goal. If a goal sneaks in, sit with the goal as another visitor. The sitting that has no purpose is the sitting that completes its purpose.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Dōgen

Sources

  • contentEihei Dogen: Mystical Realist

    Hee-Jin Kim