Happy in the morning,
I open my cottage door; a clear breeze
blowing comes straight in. The first sun lights
the leafy trees, the shadows it casts are crystal clear.
Serene, in accord with my heart, everything merges
in one harmony. Gain and loss are not my
concern; this way is enough to
the end of my days.
Perseverance in stillness,
in both thought and deed, forms
a noble heart. The ultimate fruit of a
noble heart is complete
peace of mind.
sixth changing line
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
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This matter Zen
is like a great mass of fire:
when you approach it your face is sure
to be scorched. It is again like a sword about
to be drawn; when it is once out of the scabbard,
someone is sure to lose his life. The precious
vajra sword is right here and its purpose
is to cut off the head.
The body does not know
how to discourse or to listen to a discourse.
This which is unmistakably perceivable right where
you are, absolutely identifiable yet without
form, this is what listens to
the discourse.
Those
who wish to use
Tao to influence others
don’t rely on force or weapons
or military strategies. Force rebounds.
Weapons turn on their wielders.
Battles are inevitably
followed by
famines.
Just do
what needs to be done,
and then stop. Attain your purpose,
but don’t press your advantage. Be resolute,
but don’t force. Succeed, but don’t
crow. Accomplish, but don’t
overpower.
Overdoing
things invites decay,
and this is against Tao.
Whatever is against
Tao soon ceases
to be.
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Meditate
within eternity.
Don’t stay in the mind.
Your thoughts are like a child
fretting near its mother’s breast,
restless and afraid, who with a
little guidance can find the
path of courage.
Abandonment
of self is freedom from desire.
Freedom from desire is freedom from distress.
No this, no that — just exquisite
emptiness.
