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THE DHARMA DISCOURSES OF CARDINAL MASTER CHŎNGSAN(CHŎNGSAN CHONGSA PŎBŎ)

Part Two: Dharma Discourses

Chapter Eight: Responses to Occasions

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23. Yi Kwangjŏng said to the Master, “I try hard to maintain one-pointedness of mind in everything I do, but that very effort seems to interfere with one-pointedness.” The Master said, “Only when you begin your work should you be concerned about doing it with one-pointedness. Once you have started, however, let go of even that thought and one-pointedness will be achieved.”