Section 841: Battle of Wills

Shen Yue was composed and unfazed, despite this being his first encounter with a Spiritual Master from the Altar City alliance, feeling no sense of unfamiliarity.

Since childhood, under the guidance of his wise master, he had come to understand the mysteries of the mind.

To practice tranquility and insight is to cultivate both concentration and wisdom.

Meditation and clear observation do not lead one directly to view the world as empty and thus renounce it but rather to first see the world clearly.

Ignorantly discussing the emptiness of Zen without understanding the true condition of the world is like trying to grasp the moon in the water; to dwell on emptiness in delusion only leads to greater mediocrity, whereas to observe emptiness with clarity is to awaken the nature of the mind.