Song of Mind (太古心歌)

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Mind, mind — this mind is Buddha. Buddha, Buddha — this Buddha is mind. When mind and Buddha are not two, where do you look for the ancient face? The ten thousand dharmas return to the one. Where does the one return? Pressing this question with your whole body, suddenly — a flower opens on a withered tree.

tr. After scholarly reconstructions of the Taego Simga; traditional rendering

license: public_domain

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Taego Bou

Lineage: Taego Order

By Taego Bou

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• The Pure Rule for One Personproverb
• King and Monkproverb
• No Back, No Frontproverb
• Mountain of Gold, Mountain of Mistproverb

Sources

• contentThe Formation of Ch'an Ideology in China and Korea — Robert E. Buswell

  Robert E. Buswell Jr.

  Taego Hwasang Eorok — 'Taego Simga' (Song of Mind), attributed to Taego Bou

  Taego Hwasang Eorok (Recorded Sayings of Taego): Song of Mind (太古心歌)