禅Dainin Katagiri

proverb

Returning to Silence

Returning to Silence

Modern

Traditionally attributed

Text

Silence is not the absence of sound; it is the place from which sounds arise. Return to it through the day, and the day stops being a chain of noises.

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Attribution

Lineage: Sōtō

By Dainin Katagiri

Sources

  • contentReturning to Silence: Zen Practice in Daily Life

    Dainin Katagiri

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