The reason those who search
For the Way are unaware
Of its reality is simply
Because from the first
They accept all their
Discriminations for truth.

How clear, in a dream,
The Three Worlds are.
When you wake,
Take one more step!-Hakuin (1685-1769)

Hakuin Ekaku (1686 CE-1769 CE), Hakuin Ekaku was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism and regarded as the reviver of the Rinzai school, refocusing it on its traditionally rigorous training methods integrating meditation and koan practice.