禅Hakuin Ekaku

proverb

Sound of One Hand

Edo

Traditionally attributed

Text

What is the sound of one hand clapping? Listen until the listening becomes the only sound in the room.

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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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