禅Huangbo Xiyun

proverb

Mind Is Empty Like Space

Transmission of Mind

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

The mind is like empty space — and yet it is full of every star. To find the stars, you do not need to leave the space; only to stop looking elsewhere.

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Attribution

Lineage: Linji

By Huangbo Xiyun

Sources

  • contentEssays in Zen Buddhism, First Series

    D. T. Suzuki

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