禅Bernie Tetsugen Glassman

proverb

Bearing Witness

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Text

First, do not know. Second, bear witness. Third, take action. The order is not optional; if action comes first, you become only another opinion in the world.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Lineage: White Plum Asanga

By Bernie Tetsugen Glassman

Sources

  • contentBearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace

    Bernie Glassman

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