禅Hakuin Ekaku

proverb

Meditation in Activity

Sayings of Hakuin

Edo

Historically verified

Text

Meditation in the midst of activity is a thousand times superior to meditation in stillness.

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Attribution

Lineage: Rinzai

By Hakuin Ekaku

From Sayings of Hakuin

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