Zen ni kike (To you) (Tokyo: Daihorinkaku, 1987)
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Hey! What are you looking at? Don’t you see that it’s about you?
— Kodo Sawaki
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Hey! What are you looking at? Don’t you see that it’s about you?" in the context of "Zen ni kike (To you) (Tokyo: Daihorinkaku, 1987)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Kodo Sawaki" (Quotes)
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About Kodo Sawaki
Kodo Sawaki (June 16, 1880 - December 21, 1965) was a prominent Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. He is considered to be one of the most significant Zen priests of his time for bringing Zen practice into the lives of laypeople and popularizing the ancient tradition of sewing the kesa.
About Kodo Sawaki
Kodo Sawaki (June 16, 1880 - December 21, 1965) was a prominent Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. He is considered to be one of the most significant Zen priests of his time for bringing Zen practice into the lives of laypeople and popularizing the ancient tradition of sewing the kesa.
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