Sandokai (Harmony of Difference and Equality)

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The mind of the great sage of India is intimately transmitted from west to east. While human faculties are sharp or dull, the Way has no northern or southern ancestors. The spiritual source shines clear in the light; the branching streams flow on in the dark.

tr. Thomas Cleary

license: public_domain

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Shitou Xiqian

Lineage: Qingyuan line

By Shitou Xiqian

• Song of the Grass Hutproverb
• Merging of Difference and Samenessproverb
• Stone Headproverb
• Do Not Think About the Roofproverb
• Trickle and Riverproverb

From Sandokai

• Sandōkai (Harmony of Difference and Equality)

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Sandokai, opening verses

  Sandokai: Sandokai (Harmony of Difference and Equality)