the Wheel...

Once mortals see their nature, all attachments end.

Awareness isn't hidden.

But you can only find it right now.

It's only now.

If you really want to find the Way, don't hold on to anything.

Once you put an end to karma and nurture your awareness, any attachments that remain will come to an end.

Understanding comes naturally.

You don't have to make an effort.

But fanatics don't understand what the Buddha meant.

And the harder they try, the farther they get from the Sage's meaning.

All day long they invoke buddhas and read sutras.

But they remain blind to their own divine nature, and they don't escape the Wheel.


- Bodhidharma
(from The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma, translated by Red Pine)