proverb

Not Knowing How Near the Truth Is

Sayings of Hakuin

Edo

Historically verified

Text

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away.

license: public_domain

Attribution

Attributed To
Hakuin Ekaku

Lineage: Rinzai

By Hakuin Ekaku

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Song of Zazen (Zazen Wasan)verse
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From Sayings of Hakuin

Meditation in Activity

Sources

contentWikisource — English-language free library
Zazen Wasan, selected verse
Sayings of Hakuin: Not Knowing How Near the Truth Is