The Rite of Entering the Abyss

  • wake

    "'Please", "stand" "before the mirror"."'In the mirror", "please", "do not", "look at your" "【'expression'】", "do not", "look at your" "【'outer form'】"."'Please", "look into", "the" "【'depths of your pupils'】", "and find", "that", "which", "no matter", "how" "【'turbulent'】" "the outside" "is", "always", "remains" "as one"—"the" "【'Eye of Silence'】"."'That", "is your" "【'Abyss Eye'】" (Yuanyan), "the" "【'absolute center'】" "of your" "【'inner kingdom'】"."'Today", "you", "will", "【return】" "here".

  • 交融

    "'Please", "hold" "the" 【Entering the Abyss】 "in your palm". "'Feel", "its", "light-absorbing" "【'velvet'】", "and", "cool" "【'crystal'】", "which", "together", "form" "a" "【'stable'】" "【'energy field'】". "'Regard it", "as", "the" "【'Key'】" "to your" "【'inner abyss'】". "'Then", "in your heart", "solemnly", "recite" "for yourself", "that" "【'Mantra'】": "‘Ten thousand sounds" "pass the ear, "one heart" "does not move.’" (Wàn shēng guò ěr, yī xīn bùdòng.)

  • 加冕

    "'At this moment", "please", "slowly", "【wear】" "this" 【Entering the Abyss】 "in your hair". "'Feel", "how", "that", "perfectly appropriate" "【'weight'】", "causes your" "【'heart'】", "to" "【'sink'】" "with it", "until" "it" "【'abides in peace'】" (Anzhu). "'This", "is", "the" "【'Sea-Calming Anchor'】" (Dìng Hǎi Zhī Máo) "that" "you", "as", "the" "【'Guardian'】" "of your" "inner world", "have", "dropped". "'This action", "is", "to", "declare", "to the" "Universe": "'I, "fully, "return to, "and, "abide in, "my, "own" "【'serenity'】". "I, "am, "the silence at the center of the storm.'"

Prayer

To, That One, Who, Amidst the "Foam", Yearns for the "Deep Dive".

"You", "once", "thought", "your" "【'life'】", "was", "that", "never-ceasing" "【'wave'】".
"You", "once", "tried", "to" "catch up with", "every" "【'wave-crest'】", "to respond to", "every" "【'rising of the wind'】".
"You", "yearned", "on", "this" "【'clamorous'】" "【'ocean surface'】", "to find", "that", "non-existent" "【'land'】".
"But", "today", "at this moment", "the era" "of" "【'drifting'】", "has", "already", "ended".

"You", "are not", "a leaf", "of" "rootless" "【'duckweed'】".
"You", "yourself, "are", "a" "【'Deep Sea'】", "that" "hides" "【'stillness'】".

"This" "【Entering the Abyss】", "is not", "an", "【'ornament'】" "for" "【'decoration'】".
"It", "is", "your" "【'navigation chart'】" "and" "【'sea-calming anchor'】"
"For", "the" "return" "to your" "【'Inner Abyss'】".
"It", "is", "your", "final" "【'Return'】" "to", "your", "own", "boundless" "【'Stillness'】".

Heart Seal

  • 平衡 · 入渊 - Auraliasilk
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Ten thousand sounds pass the ear, one heart does not move.

"Contemplate the Riddle"