Error has no substance; it is entirely the product of your own thinking. — Huangbo Xiyun

Error has no substance; it is entirely the product of your own thinking.

Author: Huangbo Xiyun

Insight: You can't blame circumstances or other people for your mistakes—only your own mind created them. That uncomfortable moment when you realize you've been the architect of your own problem? That's actually where your power is. Once you own it completely, you can fix it.

Source: The Zen Teaching of Huang Po, p. 45, 1959

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Error has no substance; it is entirely the product of your own thinking.

Huangbo XiyunThe Zen Teaching of Huang Po, p. 45, 1959

Insight

You can't blame circumstances or other people for your mistakes—only your own mind created them. That uncomfortable moment when you realize you've been the architect of your own problem? That's actually where your power is. Once you own it completely, you can fix it.

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Huangbo Xiyun

Huangbo Xiyun was a prominent Chinese Zen Buddhist master of the Tang dynasty, known for his teachings on the direct experience of enlightenment and the nature of mind. He was the founder of the Huangbo school of Zen, which emphasized the importance of sudden realization and the ineffable aspects of Zen practice. His teachings were notably recorded in the "Transmission of Mind," influencing many later Zen masters.

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