If We Seek The Buddha Outside The

In The Stream, Rushing Past To The Dusty World, My Fleeting Form Casts No Reflection.

Meditation Is Not A Way To Enlightenment, Nor Is It A Method Of Achieving Anything At All. It Is Peace Itself. It Is The Actualization Of Wisdom, The Ultimate Truth Of The Oneness Of All Things.

Coming, Going, The Waterbirds, Don't Leave A Trace, Don't Follow A Path.

Know That The True Dharma Emerges Of Itself [during The Practice Of Zazen], Clearing Away Hindrances And Distractions.

Since It Is The Practice Of Enlightenment, That Practice Has No Beginning And Since It Is Enlightenment Within The Practice, That Realization Has No End.