If you ask a master
to point you in the direction
of the path to enlightenment
he may tell you
that it is a long trek,
that you must walk
ten miles, turn left,
walk ten miles, turn left,
walk ten miles, turn left
and then walk ten miles.
If you choose
to remain where you are
you will have arrived.

A reflection on Case 82 of Dogen’s Shobogenzo Koans (True Dharma Eye) 正法眼蔵