禅Shitou Xiqian

proverb

Song of the Grass Hut

Caoanke (Song of the Grass Hut)

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

I have built a grass hut in which there is nothing of value. After eating, I'm ready for a nap. When the world looks for me, I'm not here — though I never went anywhere.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Shitou Xiqian

Sources

  • contentCultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination of Zen Master Hongzhi

    Taigen Dan Leighton (trans.)

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