Truly seeing is not seeing what is seen, but seeing what is not seen. Truly knowing is not knowing what is known, but knowing what is not known.
Student: “What is it to see what is not seen?”
Master: “It is to see the flower.”
Student: “The flower is what is seen. I can see it, too.”
Master: “I mean a flower that never withers.”
Commentary:
One who can see a flower that never withers will never age.
©Boo Ahm
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