Helping a single being,Is saving the numberless, Piercing a single illusion,Is upprooting the densest forest. Truly understanding one teaching,Is integrating them all, Take a step
Helping a single being,Is saving the numberless, Piercing a single illusion,Is upprooting the densest forest. Truly understanding one teaching,Is integrating them all, Take a step
This sadness is unfathomable,Through this practice, I sit beyond. Mistakes from the past are beyond repair.Through this practice, I wipe them all and sit beyond.
The four lines recited through Buddhist sects in general and in Zen Soto in particular are generally understood are a ritual passages addressed to others
May Knowledge descend in youAnd open you eyes, your heart and your mindWhen you’re least expecting it.Yet, make sure everything is ready to welcome it.