Clearly I Know, The Mind Is Mountains,

Does A Dragon Still Sing From Within A Withered Tree?

When You Find Your Place Where You Are, Practice Occurs, Actualizing The Fundamental Point.

Whenever Learners Or Those Beyond Learning Awaken The Mind, For The First Time They Plant One Buddha-nature. Working With The Four Elements And Five Clusters, If They Practice Sincerely They Attain Enlightenment. Working With Plants, Trees, Fences And Walls, If They Practice Sincerely They Will Attain Enlightenment. This Is Because The Four Elements And Five Clusters And Plants, Trees, Fences And Walls Are Fellow Students; Because They Are Of The Same Essence, Because They Are The Same Mind And The Same Life, Because They Are The Same Body And The Same Mechanism.

Set Aside All Involvements And Let The Myriad Things Rest. Zazen Is Not Thinking Of Good, Not Thinking Of Bad. It Is Not Conscious Endeavour. It Is Not Introspection. Do Not Desire To Become A Buddha; Let Sitting Or Lying Down Drop Away. Be Moderate In Eating And Drinking. Be Mindful Of The Passing Of Time, And Engage Yourself In Zazen As Though You Are Saving Your Head From Fire.

One Must Be Deeply Aware Of The Impermanence Of The World.