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Heart of the Buddha by Hsu Yun (1839 - 1959) Timeline Original Language Chinese Buddhist : Zen / Chan 19th Century No need to chase back and forth like the waves. The same water which ebbs is the same water that flows. No point turning back to get water When it's flowing around you in all directions The heart of the Buddha and the people of the world... Where is there any difference?       / Photo by mckaysavage /	Themes   Heart   Water       Recommended Books A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry, Edited by J. P. Seaton / Edited by Dennis Maloney Empty Cloud: The Autobiography of Chinese Zen Master, Hsu Yun, by Hsu Yun A Pictoral Biography of the Venerable Master Hsu Yun, by Hsuan Hua
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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

No need to chase back and forth like the waves.
The same water which ebbs is the same water that flows.

I love Hsu Yun's realization here. It's so... restful. No need to rush after this or that. No Herculean efforts required.

No point turning back to get water
When it's flowing around you in all directions

All that is asked of us is to become quiet, still, and at last recognize the oceanic eternal principle that already flows around us and through us and fills everything.

The heart of the Buddha and the people of the world...
Where is there any difference?

All the world is already at rest in the heart of the Buddha. The only work is to see this.

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