In the Ch’an perspective
Wisdom is a state
That is free from attachments,
Free from measurement,
Free from self-reference
And empty of vexation.

Sheng Yen (1931 CE-2009 CE), Sheng Yen was a Taiwanese Buddhist monk, religious scholar, and writer. He was one of the mainstream teachers of Chan Buddhism. He was a 57th generational dharma heir of Linji Yixuan in the Linji school (Japanese: Rinzai) and a third-generation dharma heir of Hsu Yun. In the Caodong (Japanese: Sōtō) lineage, Sheng Yen was a 52nd-generation Dharma heir of Dongshan Liangjie (807-869), and a direct Dharma heir of Dongchu (1908–1977)