By Zen Master Sokei An
Your body is not bounded by the surface of your skin, you know. The sun and the moon are your body. The ocean and rivers are your body. The whole universe is your body. The Buddha based his religion upon this Mind, this consciousness. Sometimes you call it “one-body.” Then you observe that your mind is as boundless as the sky, and the endless universe, and your present state, this moment is here…that is all. All the teachings are in your heart, they are inherent, the intrinsic law of your nature. You cannot find this anywhere outside yourself.