Song of Zazen (Zazen Wasan)

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All beings by nature are Buddha, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddha. How sad that people ignore the near and search for truth afar: like someone in the midst of water crying out in thirst.

tr. Norman Waddell

license: public_domain

Attribution

• Attributed To
  Hakuin Ekaku

Lineage: Rinzai

By Hakuin Ekaku

• Not Knowing How Near the Truth Isproverb
• Meditation in Activityproverb
• The Soft Butter Meditation (Orategama)sermon
• Letter to a Sick Monk on Introspective Practicesermon
• All Beings Are Originally Buddhaproverb

From Zazen Wasan

• Zazen Wasan (Song of Zazen)

Sources

• contentWikisource — English-language free library

  Zazen Wasan, opening verses

  Zazen Wasan: Song of Zazen (Zazen Wasan)