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"Tung-shan was a ninth-century Chinese master. One day when he was crossing a stream he saw his own reflection in it. He at once composed the following poem:

«Do not seek the truth from others:

Further and further he will retreat from

you.

Alone I go,

And I come across him wherever

I look.

He his no other than myself,

And yet I am not he.

When this is understood,

I am face to face with suchness (Tathata)»

Anne Bancroft, Zen, Thames and Hudson, p.75.

Nota: "Tathata" é um termo budista que quer dizer: «Naturalidade». Qualidade do que é da natureza de Buda: «Budeidade».

Imagem que figura no livro de Bancroft:: Tung-shan Crossing the stream, painting by Ma Yüan, China, 13th c. National Museum, Tokyo.

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/ma_yuan.html