“Precept-Breaking Monk” by Ikkyū [w/ Audio]

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A precept-breaking monk for eighty years --
   still, I'm ashamed of Zen that ignores cause and effect.
 Sickness is the result of past karma.
 Now how can I honor my endless connections?

Translation by Kazuaki Tanahashi and David Schneider in: Essential Zen. 1994. HarperSanFrancisco. p. 126.

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