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冷暖自知
 
En
lěng nuǎn zì zhī
  • the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb)
  • self-awareness comes from within
  • to know best by personal experience

冷暖自知 lěng nuǎn zì zhī

冷暖自知
1 本指水的冷暖,饮用者自己才知道。语本《大毘卢遮那成佛经疏.卷一二》:「如饮水者,冷热自知,尚不可为不饮人说,况如来境耶?」佛教禅宗比喻证悟的境界,不可言传。《景德传灯录.卷四.袁州蒙山道明禅师》:「今蒙指授入处,如人饮水,冷暖自知。」后引喻对道理体会的深浅,全在自己本身的体验。宋.苏轼〈韩退之孟郊墓铭云以昌其诗举此问王定国当昌其身耶抑昌其诗也来诗下语未契作此答之〉诗:「吾言岂须多,冷暖子自知。」

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