proverb

Sudden Awakening, Sudden Cultivation

Modern

Traditionally attributed

Text

Some teachers say sudden awakening, gradual cultivation. I say if the awakening is genuine, the cultivation has already happened — the work that remains is only to stop pretending it has not.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

license: cc_by

Attribution

Lineage: Jogye

By Toeong Seongcheol

Sources

  • contentThe Zen Monastic Experience — Robert E. Buswell

    Robert E. Buswell Jr.

    pp. 191–229