Bassui — Snowflake Dissolving in Pure Air
I know you are very ill.
Like a good Zen student,
you are facing that sickness squarely.
You may not know exactly who is suffering,
but question yourself.
What is the essence of this mind?
Think only of this.
You will need no more.
Covet nothing.
our end, which is endless,
is as a snowflake dissolving in the pure air.
Bassui, addressing a dying disciple
Sushila Blackman
Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die