Merging of Difference and Sameness

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Brightness and darkness are like the front and back foot in walking. The light is not above the dark; both are needed for the next step.

tr. Zen Lineage editorial

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Attribution

• Attributed To
  Shitou Xiqian

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Shitou Xiqian

• Sandokai (Harmony of Difference and Equality)verse
• Song of the Grass Hutproverb
• Stone Headproverb
• Do Not Think About the Roofproverb
• Trickle and Riverproverb

Sources

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

  Taigen Dan Leighton (trans.)