From the beginning, we all have a clear, wondrously bright field.

The many lifetimes of misunderstanding come only from distrust, hindrance, and the screens of confusion that we create.

Having turned yourself around, accept your situation;

if you set foot on the path, spiritual energy will marvellously carry you forward.

Contact all phenomena with total sincerity, with not a single atom of dust from outside yourself.

Hongzhi Zhengjue 1091-1157, Chan master, The Misunderstanding of Many Lifetimes