proverb

Merging of Difference and Sameness

Sandōkai

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

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

license: cc_by

Attribution

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Shitou Xiqian

Sources

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

    Taigen Dan Leighton (trans.)