"You know the sound of two hands clapping; tell me, what is the sound of one hand?"
— Hakuin Ekaku

January 1, 1970

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Hakuin Ekaku, quoted in Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin trans. Norman Waddell (2010) p. 179