dialogue
Thinking of Not-Thinking
Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues
Encounter dialogue · Mondō
Yaoshan WeiyanOnce when Yaoshan was sitting in meditation, a monk asked
“What are you thinking, sitting there so still?”
Yaoshan said
“I'm thinking of not-thinking.”
The monk asked
“How do you think of not-thinking?”
Yaoshan said
“Non-thinking.”
Attribution
By Yaoshan Weiyan
From Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues
Sources
Traditional Zen Encounter Dialogues: Thinking of Not-Thinking