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Luxin

"What is the way of happiness, master?"

"First of all, I am not your master.
Secondly, you are not speaking to me,
As I am not really in front of you;
You are dreaming this.
Nevertheless I will answer.
Also, I do not really belong
Here in front of you,
And speaking comes at a cost.
Nevertheless I will speak.

The Way of Happiness is simple --
So simple great ones cannot grasp it.
The first compulsion is to go uphill or downhill;
One jumps into the deep lake of Self,
Or one follows the many streams of self;
One is lost in a problematic "wilderness",
Or one is self assured with a sure fire plan.

Nevertheless, as the ancient fool said,
'More words count less;
Hold fast to the centre.'"[1]