Why scurry about looking for the truth? It
vibrates in every thing and every not-thing,
right off
the tip of your nose. Can you be still and see it in the mountain? the
pine tree? yourself? Don't imagine that you'll discover it by accumulating
more knowledge. Knowledge creates doubt, and doubt makes you ravenous for
more knowledge. You can't get full eating this way.The wise person dines
on something more subtle: He eats the understanding that the named was
born from the unnamed, that all being flows from non-being,
that the
describable world emanates from an indescribable source. He finds this
subtle truth inside his own self,
and
becomes completely content. So who can be still and watch the chess game
of the world? The foolish are always making impulsive moves, but the wise know
that victory and defeat are decided by something more subtle. They see that
something perfect exists before any move is made. This subtle perfection
deteriorates when artificial actions are taken, so be content not to
disturb the peace. Remain quiet. Discover
the harmony in your own being. Embrace it. If you can do this, you
will gain everything, and the world will become healthy again. If you
can't, you will be lost in the shadows forever.