You want
to learn to catch a mouse?
Don’t try to learn from a pampered cat.
If you want to learn the nature of the world,
don’t study fine bound books. The True Jewel’s
in a coarse bag. Buddha-nature stops at huts. The
whole herd of folks who clutch at the outside
of things never seem to make the
connection.
You should know that
your own aware essence is neither finite
nor eternal, by nature neither defiled nor pure.
It is still and complete; it is the same in ordinary
people and saints, responding effectively
without patterns, apart from mind,
intellect, and discriminating
consciousness.
the highest good is like water
Be soft in your practice.
Think of the method as a fine
silvery stream, not a raging waterfall.
Follow the stream, have faith
in its course.
It will go its own way,
meandering here, trickling there.
It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices.
Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight.
It will take you.
danielle sassoon’s american bravery
The days and months go by
like lightning: we should value the time.
We pass from life to death in the time it takes to breathe
in and breathe out: it’s hard to guarantee even a
morning and an evening.
Whether walking, standing,
sitting, or lying down, do not waste even
a moment of time. Become ever
braver and bolder.
Be like our
original teacher Shakyamuni,
who kept on progressing
energetically.
By keeping still
you gather the resources
you need to progress. The way will be
shown when the time is right,
and not before.
fourth changing line
from The I Ching, or Book of Changes
Hexagram 39, Chien / Obstruction
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