Xinxin ming on the "stilling of thoughts" (niànjìng 念靜)

違順相爭

是為心病

不識玄旨

徒勞念靜

____________________

Disputes over pleasure and displeasure—

Those are the mind's diseases.

Ignorance of the Profound Principle

Makes the stilling of thoughts a wasted effort.

____________________

(Attributed posthumously to Sengcan)

Submitted September 09, 2020 at 08:52AM by grass_skirt https://ift.tt/2R8QVpy