Without beginning, without end,

Without past, without future.

A halo of light surrounds the world of the law.

We forget one another, quiet and pure, altogether

powerful and empty.

The emptiness is irradiated by the light of the heart

and of heaven.

The water of the sea is smooth and mirrors the moon

in its surface.

The clouds disappear in blue space; the mountains

shine clear.

Consciousness reverts to contemplation; the moon-

disk rests alone.

The Hui Ming Ching