When you throw a pebble
into a still pond
what is it you look for?
If you say the ripples
the pebble has made
I will say there is no pebble.
If you point to the pebble
on the bottom of the pond
I will say there are no ripples.
If you point to the sky
you will have found the way.

A reflection on Case 28 of the Book of Equanimity ( 従容錄, Shōyōroku)