Quote/s: Ikkyū Sōjun
(Image of Ikkyū Sōjun (1394-1481). By Kawanabe Kyōsai d1889. Picture from http://thisisjapan.asia. All Rights)
Ikkyu passed away in 1481 at the age of 87. He died peacefully while
seated in an meditative posture. Before he passed away he told his
disciples at the time:
“After I’m gone, some of you will seclude yourselves
in the forests and mountains to meditate, while others may
drink rice wine and enjoy the company of women. Both kinds
of Zen are fine, but if some become professional clerics,
babbling about “Zen as the Way,” they are my enemies.“
in the forests and mountains to meditate, while others may
drink rice wine and enjoy the company of women. Both kinds
of Zen are fine, but if some become professional clerics,
babbling about “Zen as the Way,” they are my enemies.“
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