Do Not Grasp Your Own Awakening

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When awakening comes, do not grasp it. When it goes, do not chase it. Both grasping and chasing arise from the same restless habit. Sit until even the joy of seeing becomes another thing to release.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Bojo Jinul

Lineage: Jogye

By Bojo Jinul

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Sources

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

  Robert E. Buswell Jr.

  pp. 213–256