infinite.
36. In Buddhism, activating the mind without dwelling on anything is
considered the essential message of the whole canon. In Taoism, "effecting
openness" is the whole work of completing essence and life. In sum, the
three teachings are not beyond one saying, which is a spiritual pill that gets
one out of death and preserves life.
37. What is the spiritual pill? It just means to be unminding in all situations.
The greatest secret in Taoism is "bathing." Thus the whole practice
described in this book does not go beyond the words "emptiness of mind."
It is enough to understand this. This single statement can save decades of
seeking.
38 .If you do not understand how three stages are included in one, for an
analogy let me use the Buddhist teaching of contemplating emptiness, the
conditional, and the center.
39. First is emptiness; you see all things as empty. Next is the conditional;
though you know things are empty, you do not destroy the totality of things
but take a constructive attitude toward all events in the midst of emptiness.
Once you neither destroy things nor cling to things, this is the
contemplation of the center.
40. When you are practicing the contemplation of emptiness, if you still
know that the totality of things cannot be destroyed, and yet do not cling to
