Nothing Is Lacking in You
You are no different from the old masters; you simply refuse to trust yourself.
Am I truly lacking, or have I merely chosen to believe that I am?
📝Reflection
This is among Linji's warmest and sharpest sayings: you are no different from the ancient sages; you simply will not trust yourself. We always feel we fall short — that we must learn more, earn more credentials, win someone's approval before we can begin. Linji shatters that premise: you are not short on qualifications, you are merely postponing the act of trusting yourself. A mind that cannot trust itself is often not humility but another form of laziness. A person already enough insists they are not, and delays beginning. Linji named that excuse precisely.
🌱Apply It Today
If you postponed something today saying "I'm not ready yet," rewrite that line as "I am already enough to begin," and take just the smallest first step.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
