You
don’t have to
straighten anything out
in your mind. You only have
to set it down if it
isn’t good.
Your
enlightenment is
fully present at every moment
of your life. If you perceive something
between you and that, nothing more
need be done other than
to let go of it upon
observing
it.
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Goodness is important
on the way. Once you turn to the tao,
why fear old age? The spiritual immortals have
left methods of grafting life energy, which aspirants
should practice with a true heart. Going back to the root
produces life-prolonging tea; turning the attention
inward is a restorative balm. If you do not
cultivate yourself in this life, how will
you know what road to return on
in the coming life?
Harmony is important
on the way — what is the purpose
of quietistic escapism? One of the ancient
adepts used commerce to complete the great Way,
another nurtured the spiritual tree while serving as an
official. To be in the world yet beyond the world is the road
transcending the ordinary; detached from society while
in society, one enters the lair of immortals.
So many realized people since
ancient times have refined
themselves in cities
and towns.
Heaven
is in everything:
follow the light, hide in the
cloudiness and begin
in what is.
There
isn’t any need
to seek outside yourself.
Look inside, allow ideas and
methods and ways of perceiving to
dissolve, and you will see that
your original face and that
of all the buddhas are
one and the
same.
Wei wu Wei Ching, Chapter 49 / Revolution
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Yongjia said,
“Without leaving where you are,
there is constant clarity.” No words come closer
to the truth than these. If you start seeking, then we
know that you are unable to see. Just cut off any duality
between “wherever you are” and “constant clarity”,
and make yourself peaceful and serene. Avoid
concocting intellectual understanding
and seeking. As soon as you seek,
it is like grasping at
shadows.
