You must realize what this is

You must realize what this is
that, neither having a form nor being formless,
has power to make everything bright or dark,
that has the begining and the end at the same time,
and that, seeming to have absolute power,
has no power at all.

Though what is clear has been existing
since the universe was chaos itself,
I couldn't realize it because of ignorance.
Reflecting deeply according to Karma,
I can see all the variety comes from the same root.
Oh! ignorance has given birth to ignorance,
and shadows, by meeting shadows, have given rise to falsehood.
All comes from this.

Written by
MASTER SUBUL SUNIM
Director of Anguk Zen Center
and Dongguk University's
International Seon Center
Translated by Boo Ahm
(Song Soo-kyong)