One Way

 All things are the same thing. Everything has the same self. There is one self that is in all places. There is One life and One feeling. One self. Everything is One. Each thing is every other thing. There is no difference between things, because each thing is the same thing. There is only one path to take, because every path leads in the same direction. Every path leads towards the same thing. Their is only one path, and we are already walking it. There is one direction to go. The Sun is rising. We continually set forth in this moment, and as we set forth, we return to where we began. In setting forth and returning, we remain motionless and Light awakens within our being. Light fills the entire universe and we accomplish everything in this moment. The awakening of Light is the fulfillment of all things. Awakening in each moment is the eternal fulfillment of our being. The coming and going of our self, the birth and death of our being. If we cling to no thing, this is our tribute. Eternal awakening in the present moment. If we stand tall in this blossoming of our being, it will eradicate our conditioned consciousness and we will be fully liberated from suffering. Doing so is remaining motionless and refraining from setting out in order to gain for our small self. If we remain still and do not go out into the world of temptation the sun will rise within us and we will have more than enough to satiate our thirst. The rising sun will awaken our being and we will become capable of succeeding in our own lives. We will have the power and the wisdom to set our affairs straight. Only by resisting the temptation of the sweet scented field can we gain the power and wisdom necessary to become a skillful human being. Otherwise our nature will remain corrupted and our ability to provide for ourselves and others will be fragmented and untrustworthy. We may only trust in the dharma to achieve such temperance. We must be demanding of ourselves, but not too demanding, and we must be soft, yet not too yielding. By such give and take we learn proper balance and insight into our own nature. As our insight deepens we discover the source of life and the ability to pull from it directly. In time we realize that by letting go of all attachments, by tempering our thirst for the sweet scented field, the life energy from this source will flow freely throughout our being and the universe will spontaneously provide us with everything we need. This is the way to become a true Lord among human beings. Others will naturally turn to the wisdom of one who is capable of thus, and this Lord will have the wisdom and skill necessary to lead others. Trusting in the Christ Way within, the Lord will combine instinct and intuition to choose wisely among the many blossoming tendencies on the Path, remaining a renunciant, they will take action in the field for the sake of continual sacrifice of their conditioned being and the goal of ultimate self-realization. Even if Nirvana is attained, the Lord will continue until their entire being is purified. There is but One self within all things. One life, this is the answer to all of life's questions, the underlying nature of all things. All nature is of one nature. All movements, all feelings, one feeling. There are not many things we do here. There is but one. One bird with One eye. There is no World, there is only Self, their is no gain and no loss, only the undying Dragon. Nothing exists save the Dao.