#boshan

It is like a person searching for something that has been lost. If you can find it, then your task will be fulfilled. If you cannot, then you may [stop and be] in a state of idleness. If you cannot arouse the intention to search for it, then even if the lost article appears in front of you, you will not be aware of it.

In the course of practice, most people complain that they cannot apply their efforts well. Precisely because they cannot “apply themselves,” they should apply themselves even more! It is like a person who is lost; it makes great sense for him to find his way. He cannot say, “Well, since i am lost, i will quit.”