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Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Wumen Huikai (1183–1260) was a Chinese Chán master during China‘s Song period. He is most famous for having compiled and commentated the 48-koan collection The Gateless Barrier.
The Great Way has no gate; / there are a thousand paths to it. / If you pass through the barrier, / you walk the universe alone.
Search back into your own vision- think back to the mind that thinks. Who is it?
Spring comes with flowers, autumn with the moon, summer with the breeze, winter with snow. When idle concerns don't fill your thoughts, that's your best season.
One instant is eternity; eternity is the now.
One instant is eternity; / eternity is the now. / When you see through this one instant, / you see through the one who sees.
You cannot describe it or draw it. You cannot praise it enough or perceive it. No place can be found in which to put the Original Face; it will not disappear even when the universe is destroyed.
There are a thousand flowers blossoming in spring, The magical light of the full moon in autumn; There is a breeze in summer, And snow in winter; And if vanities don't hang in my mind, I shall rejoice at any time and place.
If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, This is the best season of your life.
If you seek, how is that different from pursuing sound and form? If you don't seek, how are you different from earth, wood or stone? You must seek without seeking.
The enlightened man is one with the law of causation.