To Escape From The World Means That

To What Shall I Liken The World? Moonlight, Reflected In Dewdrops, Shaken From A Crane's Bill.

Do Not Think You Will Necessarily Be Aware Of Your Own Enlightenment.

Since We Are Provided With Both A Body And A Mind, We Grasp Onto The Physical Forms We See. Since We Are Provided With Both A Body And A Mind, We Cling To The Sounds We Hear. As A Consequence, We Make Ourselves Inseparable From All Things, Yet We Are Not Like Some Shadowy Figure 'lodging' In A Mirror Or Like The Moon In Water. Whenever We Witness What Is On The One Side, Its Opposite Side Will Be In Darkness.

To Be In Harmony With The Wholeness Of Things Is Not To Have Anxiety Over Imperfections.

To Study The Way Is To Study The Self. To Study The Self Is To Forget The Self.