Source: The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966), p. 90
“p>The Way is calm and wide,
Not easy, not difficult.
But small minds get lost.
Hurrying, they fall behind.Clinging, they go too far,
Sure to take a wrong turn.
Just let it be! In the end,
Nothing goes, nothing stays.”
The Hsin-hsin-ming of Seng-ts'an, lines 61–68
Translations, Trust in Mind (2008)
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