1091-1157, Chinese Chan Master
Centering
The practice of true reality
Is simply to sit serenely
In silent introspection.
When you have fathomed this
You cannot be turned around
By external causes and conditions.
This empty, wide open
Mind is subtly and correctly
Illuminating.
Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions forSpiritual Healing , © 2004