心焉こころここに在あらざれば視みれども見みえず

expression

the eye is blind if the mind is absent

Proverb meaning that without mental attention, one cannot truly see or understand what is before one's eyes. Classical expression, rarely used in everyday conversation.

• 「心こころ焉ここに在あらざれば視みれども見みえず」という言こと葉ばは、集しゅう中ちゅう力りょくの大たい切せつさを教おしえている。

  The saying 'the eye is blind if the mind is absent' teaches the importance of concentration.