Every Season Is a Good Season

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In spring, hundreds of flowers. In autumn, the moon. In summer, a cool breeze. In winter, snow. If useless things do not clog your mind, every season is a good season.

license: public_domain

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Wumen Huikai

Lineage: Linji

By Wumen Huikai

• Preface to the Gateless Barriersermon
• The Gateless Barrierproverb
• Concentrate on Muproverb
• Bare Swordproverb
• No Snowflake Falls in the Wrong Placeproverb

From Mumonkan

• Preface to the Gateless Barrier
• The Wild Fox Koan
• Joshu's DogCase 1
• Hyakujo's FoxCase 2
• Gutei's FingerCase 3
• A Beardless ForeignerCase 4
• Kyogen Mounts the TreeCase 5
• Buddha Twirls a FlowerCase 6
• Joshu Washes the BowlCase 7
• Keichu's WheelCase 8

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Mumonkan

  Mumonkan: Every Season Is a Good Season