禅Hakuin Ekaku

proverb

Laypeople Can Awaken Too

Edo

Traditionally attributed

Text

Some say only monks awaken. I have known farmers, weavers, and an old fishwife who saw their nature without ever entering a monastery. Whoever doubts greatly awakens greatly — robes are no shortcut.

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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