"Let Go"

When we return to the root,

we gain the meaning;

When we pursue the external objects,

we lose the purpose.

The moment we are enlightened within,

We go beyond the voidness of a world confronting us.

Translation / quote n° 3757 : Seng-ts’an, (d.606), Buddhism, Mahayana, Zen (Chan) Source : Hsin-hsin ming “Inscription on the Self of the Self”, Suzuki, 1960, pp. 76-82