

|  Neither by words nor by the patriarch; Neither by colors nor by sound was I enlightened. But, at midnight, when I blew out the candle And went to bed, Suddenly, within myself, I reached the dawn. Profound quietude delivered me To the transparent moonlight. After enlightenment one understands That the Six Classics Contain not even a word.

- Wang Yang-ming (1472-1529) | 
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