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The Living Method of Turning the Light Around

1.  As you go along practicing turning the light around,
you need not give up your normal occupation. An
ancient said, "When matters come up, one should
respond; when things come up, one should discern.'

2.  If you manage affairs with accurate mindfulness, then
the light is not overcome by things, so it will do to
repeat this formless turning around of the light time
and again.

3.  If you can look back again and again into the source
of mind, whatever you are€ doing, not sticking to any
image of person or self at all, then this is "turning
the light around wherever you are." This is the finest
practice.

4.  In the early morning, if you can clear all objects from
your mind and sit quietly for one or two hours, that
is best. Whenever you are engaged in work or dealing
with people, just use this "looking back" technique,
and there will be no interruption. If you practice in
this way for two or three months, the realized ones
in Heaven will surely come to attest to your experience.