Does a dragon still sing from within a withered tree?
Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.
You should stop searching for phrases and chasing after words. Take the backward step and turn the light inward. Your body-mind of itself will drop off and your original face will appear. If you want to attain just this, immediately practice just this.
Time is three eyes and eight elbows.
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.
An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are mountains.