Cư trần lạc đạo — Living Among People, Enjoying the Way

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Living among people, enjoy the way. Hungry — eat. Tired — sleep. The household treasure is right here; why search peak after peak for a teacher? When mind is still, the ten directions open. When thought arises, close the gate again. Buddha is not far: the one who sees this, sees the Buddha.

tr. After Cuong Tu Nguyen, 'Zen in Medieval Vietnam' (1997); traditional verse rendering

license: public_domain

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Trần Nhân Tông

Lineage: Trúc Lâm

By Trần Nhân Tông

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• Three Mountains, One Houseproverb
• King Today, Monk Tomorrowproverb

Sources

• contentCuong Tu Nguyen — medieval Vietnamese Buddhism scholarship

  Cuong Tu Nguyen

  Cư trần lạc đạo phú (Living Among People, Enjoying the Way) — verses attributed to Trần Nhân Tông; after Cuong Tu Nguyen (1997), pp. 85–123

  Cư trần lạc đạo phú (Rhapsody on Living Among People, Enjoying the Way): Cư trần lạc đạo — Living Among People, Enjoying the Way