clear mind

 

There are names,

such as Buddha, God, or Heavenly Way;

but they all point to the mind which is nothingness.

Live always with the mind of total nothingness,

and the evils that come to you will

dissipate completely.

 

Munan 

 

stop talking and thinking

 

The more you talk and think about it,

The further astray you wander from the truth.

Stop talking and thinking,

And there is nothing you will not be able to know.

To return to the root is to find the meaning,

But to pursue appearances is to miss the source.

At the moment of inner enlightenment

There is a going beyond appearance and emptiness.

 

Sengcan