Who Can Make It Bright?

Though someone practices hard all day with only a meal a day
like an old tree standing still,
It has no meaning at all,
but makes people confused.

What helps people is not such a thing
but revealing the core by using a temporary expedient
and illuminating the dark deep inside in a moment
by turning inside out.

Who can do it?

Written by Master Subul Sunim of Ahnkook Zen Center
Translated by Boo Ahm (Song Soo-kyong)

Monthly Magazine SEOUL(December 2008)