Present but the mind is not—
          No dispute with the world.
Seeing but seeing not—
          Not lost, not tempted.
Hearing but hearing not—
          A mind hard to disturb.
Eating but tasting not—
          A mouth freed from attachment.
Doing but pursuing not—
          Constantly dwelling in Dao.
Quiet but thinking not—
          The mystical and wondrous may be seen.

January 4, 1996