In a pellucid ocean,
bubbles arise and dissolve again.
Just so, thoughts are no different from
ultimate reality, so don’t find fault; remain at ease.
Whatever arises, whatever occurs, don’t grasp —
release it on the spot. Appearances, sounds,
and objects are all one’s own mind;
there’s nothing except
mind.
Avoid
attempting to force
a completion. Go slowly,
methodically, and with
quiet balance.
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
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If
a person
overlooks the faults
of others, and sees only their merits,
and thus keeps his mind serene, his whole life
will be happy. To be unconcerned in all
things, with the mind cool, free of
desires and without hate,
is beautiful in a
seeker.
Time is very precious:
every minute, every hour counts.
We don’t want to throw time away. We want
to make good use of the minutes and hours we have left.
When we focus our attention in the here and now and live
simply, we have more time to do the things we think
are important. We don’t waste our energy in
thinking, in worrying, in running
after fame, power,
and wealth.
The essential requirement
in studying zen is concentrated focus.
You don’t engage in any forced actions: you just keep
to the fundamental. Right where you stand, you must pass
through to freedom. You must see the original face and walk through
the scenery of the fundamental ground. You do not change your
ordinary actions, yet outside and inside are One Suchness.
You act according to the natural flow and do not set
up anything as particularly special —
you are no different from
an ordinary person.
This is called
being a wayfarer who is free
and at peace, beyond learning, free
from contrived actions. Being in this stage,
you do not reveal any traces of mind — there
is no road for the gods to offer you flowers,
and no way for demons and outsiders
to spy on you. This at last is
simple unadorned
reality.