Liber Lunae - Chapter 62

Verses

Verse 97

The finger is not the Moon, but cutting off the finger does not reveal the Moon.

Verse 98

The teaching is a raft; lunar light is also a raft; even clarity must eventually be left on the shore.

Verse 99

See the Moon in the river: appearing completely, possessing no wetness.

Verse 100

See the river break the Moon: nothing above is injured.

Verse 101

Mind is like this when it stops suing appearances for permanence.

Verse 102

The full Moon lacks nothing. The crescent lacks nothing. Lack is added by comparison.

Verse 103

Do not seek emptiness as a dark room behind things. It is the freedom of things to arise without owning themselves.

Verse 104

When the last reflection vanishes, do not congratulate the sky.

Verse 105

Walk on.