If you ask a true master
to explain enlightenment
to you, if you believe
his answer, you are deluded
and the master has given
you a map to the truth.
If the master says nothing
and you doubt he knows
about enlightenment, you
are deluded and no map
will set you on the path.

A reflection on Case 72 of The Book of Equanimity (従容錄, Shōyōroku)