Life And Death Are Of Supreme Importance.

Yet You Must Not Cling To The Words Of The Old Sages Either; They, Too, May Not Be Right. Even If You Believe Them, You Should Be Alert So That, In The Event That Something Superior Comes Along, You May Follow That.

Your Body Is Like A Dew-drop On The Morning Grass, Your Life Is As Brief As A Flash Of Lightning. Momentary And Vain, It Is Lost In A Moment.

Do Not Travel To Other Dusty Lands, Forsaking Your Own Sitting Place; If You Cannot Find The Truth Where You Are Now, You Will Never Find It.

Learn The Backward Step That Turns Your Light Inward To Illuminate Your Self. Body And Mind Of Themselves Will Drop Away, And Your Original Face Will Be Manifest.

To Study Buddhism Is To Study Ourselves. To Study Ourselves Is To Forget Ourselves.