禅Yongjia Xuanjue

proverb

Mind Is the Faculty, Things Are the Object

Tang

Traditionally attributed

Text

Mind is the faculty, things are the object — like two knife blades striking sparks. To stop the sparks, do not put away the knives; learn the angle.

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Attribution

Lineage: Early Chan

By Yongjia Xuanjue

Sources

  • contentEssays in Zen Buddhism, First Series

    D. T. Suzuki

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