THE WAN LING RECORD
From the earliest times the Sages! have taught that a minimum of activity is the gateway of their Dharma; so let No activity be the gateway of my Dharma! Such is the Gateway of the One Mind, but all who reach this gate fear to enter. I do nor teach a doctrine of extinction! Few understand this, but those who do understand are the only ones to become Buddhas. Treasure this gem!
- Q: But how can we prevent ourselves from falling into the error of making distinctions between this and that?
A: By realizing that, though you eat the whole day through, no single grain has passed your lips; and that a ’ day’s journey has not taken you a single step forward— also by uniformly abstaining from such notions as ‘self? and ‘other’. DO NOT PERMIT THE EVENTS OF YOUR DAILY LIVES TO BIND YOU, BUT NEVER WITHDRAW YOURSELVES FROM THEM. Only by acting thus can you earn the title of ‘A Liberated One’.