Like the flaming upward of fire
or the flowing downward of water
acting willfully sinking into debasement
the irascibility of fire and the greed
of unfulfilled desire abandoning the real
becoming contentious and aggressive
like wind arousing waves
random thoughts arise in profusion


"When irascibility is subdued and the fire returns to the origin,
then the mind is empty and produces light, so the original
spirit is not obscured. When greed is quelled and the water
returns to the source, then the belly is full and there is no
danger, so the original vitality does not drain away."

"When the spirit is illumined and the vitality is purified, as
pure water and true fire they balance each other; the earthly
and the celestial join and the primordial energy comes
forth from nothingness."

Light has a dual function
continuing illumination
to illumine the inward
to rest in the highest good
continuing enlightenment
to reach the four quarters

Flowing water travels throughout
There is truthfulness
in mastering pitfalls
the work of sages is twofold
constant in the practice of virtue
aiming for profound
attainment of self-realization
educating successors
searching out the recondite
and the profound
fulfilling nature
arriving at the meaning of life