Natural state

"Sitting under a tree at the river's edge a Zen master hears someone calling his name. Across the river he sees one of his students. "Master" the student shouts "how do I get to the other side?" The master shrugs and calls back "You are at the other side!" This text says that you too, are already at the other side, that enlightenment or Self-realization is not something which exists only for a chosen few, but that It is your natural state, available right here and right now. Leo Hartong