禅Gasan Jito

proverb

Bow Deep, Stand Slow

Edo

Traditionally attributed

Text

Bow deep, stand slow. The bow is not for me; it is for the body to remember that the floor exists. The slow standing is not for show; it is for the body to remember that the air exists.

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Attribution

Lineage: Rinzai

By Gasan Jito

Sources

  • contentZen Buddhism: A History — Volume 2: Japan

    Heinrich Dumoulin

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