August 14th, 2017

If you want to be
No different from the buddhas
And Zen masters,
Just don’t seek externally.
The pure light
In a moment of awareness
In your mind
Is the Buddha’s essence within you.
The nondiscriminating light
In a moment of awareness
In your mind
Is the Buddha’s wisdom within you.
The undifferentiated light
In a moment of awareness
In your mind is the Buddha’s
Manifestation within you.

Linji (d. 867)