禅Hakuin Ekaku

proverb

Is That So?

Edo

Traditionally attributed

Text

When the village accused me of fathering the child, I said: is that so? When they brought the child for me to raise, I said: is that so? When they came years later to apologize, I said: is that so? The dharma was not different in any of the three rooms.

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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