"“Suddenly,” [[Hakuin]] promised his students, “unexpectedly your teeth sink in. Your body will pour with cold sweat. At the instant, it will all become clear.” The word for this was [[satori]]—**an illuminating insight when the inscrutable is revealed, when an essential truth becomes obvious and inescapable**." ([Location 606](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=606)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]], **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]