禅Hakuin Ekaku

proverb

After Satori, More Practice

Edo

Traditionally attributed

Text

After the great awakening, the practice does not stop. It continues for the rest of one's life — but now it is the practice of being grateful, not the practice of catching up.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Rinzai

By Hakuin Ekaku

Sources

  • contentThe Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin

    Norman Waddell (trans.)

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