Saturday, May 9, 2015

Know Your Own Mind


D. T. Suzuki, in a question-and-answer period after a lecture, was repeatedly pressed by a self-proclaimed psychic who insisted he must have developed some clairvoyant abilities as a result of his years of Zen training.

Having fended off her questions a number of times, Suzuki finally replied, "What's the use of knowing the mind of another? The important thing is to know your own mind."

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