禅Chin'gak Hyesim

proverb

Not a Thing to Hand Over

Goryeo

Traditionally attributed

Text

If I had something to hand you, you would not need me. Because I have nothing to hand over, I will sit with you until you discover what you already have.

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Attribution

Lineage: Jogye

By Chin'gak Hyesim

Sources

  • contentTracing Back the Radiance: Chinul's Korean Way of Zen — Robert E. Buswell

    Robert E. Buswell Jr.

    pp. 98–130

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