You should realize that this is the last day of your life.
Have you prepared yourself for today's matter? You cannot prepare by studying
sutras and teachings or by reciting from your Zen notes. Nor can you prepare
through the cleverness of your mind. Precisely at this time when you are dying
and confused, forgetting instantly everything you remembered in the past, is
when it is necessary that you establish yourself in the ground of truth, and it
is of no use trying to do it in a superficial manner. Right away, for every
moment of the day, you should prepare for it by ceasing and resting. You must
completely let go of all worldly concerns and sit still in the dry wood hall.
You must die a turn and then in this death establish everything in the whole
universe.
-Master Zichun
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