The Way

Chao-Chou asked, "What is the Way?"

Nan-Chuan answered, "It is our everyday mind."

Chao-Chou again asked, "Is it necessary to realize it?"

Nan-Chuan answered, "To intend to realize the Way is opposed to the Way."

Chao-Chou asked, "Without intending, how can you know whether it is the Way?"

Nan-Chuan answered, "The Way does not depend on what you know or do not know. If you know it, your knowledge is speculative ideas. If you don't, your ignorance is like the inanimate. When you have no doubts, the unlimited universe will open in front of you, and no discrimination is possible."