禅Vasubandhu

proverb

Storehouse Consciousness

Indic

Traditionally attributed

Text

The seeds of all your acts are stored in a hidden room of the mind. Each act planted today is a fruit you will eat tomorrow — be careful what you sow even when no one is looking.

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Attribution

Lineage: Indian Patriarchs

By Vasubandhu

Sources

  • contentEssays in Zen Buddhism, First Series

    D. T. Suzuki

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