禅Bernie Tetsugen Glassman

proverb

Not-Knowing as a Vow

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Not-knowing is not ignorance. It is a vow not to fix the situation in advance with the answers you brought from yesterday.

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Lineage: White Plum Asanga

By Bernie Tetsugen Glassman

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

    Bernie Glassman

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