Allow your
heart to go out and
abide in things. Allow things
to return and abide in
your heart.
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letting your body leap
an object of esteem becomes a nest
If you miss the
mark even by a strand of hair,
you are as distant as heaven from earth.
If the slightest discrimination occurs, you will be
lost in confusion. You could be proud of your understanding;
have abundant realization, or acquire outstanding wisdom
and attain the way by clarifying the mind. Still, if you
are wandering about in your head, you may
miss the vital path of letting
your body leap.
turn your light inward
the mind unconcerned with name or gain
You
should therefore cease
from practice based on intellectual
understanding, pursuing words and following
after speech, and learn the backward step that turns
your light inwardly to illuminate your self. Body and mind
of themselves will drop away, and your original face
will be manifest. If you want to attain
suchness you should practice
suchness without
delay.