Mountains Are Mountains Again

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Before I studied Chan, mountains were mountains and rivers were rivers. After studying Chan, mountains were no longer mountains and rivers no longer rivers. Now, after thirty years, mountains are again mountains and rivers again rivers — but with fewer feet of mine in the way.

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Qingyuan Xingsi

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Qingyuan Xingsi

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Sources

• contentEssays in Zen Buddhism, First Series

  D. T. Suzuki