禅Jianzhi Sengcan

proverb

Do Not Search for the Truth

Xinxinming

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

Do not search for the truth — only cease to cherish opinions. The truth has been waiting in your kitchen the whole time.

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Attribution

Lineage: Early Chan

By Jianzhi Sengcan

From Xinxinming

Sources

  • contentEssays in Zen Buddhism, First Series

    D. T. Suzuki

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