Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.

True knowledge is a virtue of the talented, but harmful to those without discernment. Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.

The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave. Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.

That which arises dependent on something is not in the least that thing, neither is it different from it. Therefore, it is neither permanent or nothing.

Great compassion penetrates into the marrow of the bone. It is the support of all living beings. Like the love of a parent for an only child, the tenderness of the Compassionate One is all-pervasive.

All philosophies are mental fabrications. There has never been a single doctrine by which one could enter the true essence of things.

Even offering three hundred bowls of food three times a day does not match the spiritual merit gained in one moment of love.