Unlearning

The invisible cannot be seen, says the sage.

The seen cannot be invisible, says the sage.

Thus seeing the invisible and not-seeing the visible,

These make all living creatures perceptive, says the sage.

When the invisible can be seen by all, does it become visible?

When the visible cannot be seen by anyone, does it vanish?


So much confusion!


That which appears was once invisible.

That which vanishes was once visible.

Only that which is never visible and that which never vanishes

Endures.

This is the mystery that shapes all things.