If you come
upon a master
and he asks you
where it is you are going,
what it is you seek,
do not tell him you
want to find the path
leading to enlightenment.
A wise master
will tell you
that you cannot
seek enlightenment,
and only when you stop
can you hope to find it.

A reflection on Case 62 of the Book of Equanimity (従容錄, Shōyōroku)