禅Gasan Joseki

proverb

Five Hindrances on the Cushion

Kamakura

Traditionally attributed

Text

Greed, ill-will, sleepiness, restlessness, doubt — five visitors at every sitting. Greet each by name when it arrives; bow when each leaves. After enough visits, they stop ringing the bell.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Gasan Joseki

Sources

  • contentSōtō Zen in Medieval Japan

    William M. Bodiford

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