The Power of Heterodoxy Oppresses the True Nature; The Mind‑Ape Wins the Treasures and Beats the Demons

The Power of Heterodoxy Oppresses the True Nature The Mind‑Ape Wins the Treasures and Beats the Demons Lucid the true nature; the Way explains itself; With one turn one jumps out of the net. To learn transformations is very hard indeed; To become immortal is no common deed. Pure yields to foul and foul to pure as fate's wheel turns: Break through the kalpas and travel freely. Wander at will through countless billion years, A spot of sacred light ever shining in the void. This poem is an apt but indirect description of how wonderful the Great Sage's powers were. Now that he had won the demons' treasure and had it tucked into his sleeve he thought with delight, "The damned demon went to such a lot of trouble to capture me, but it was, as they say, like trying to fish the moon out of water. But for me to try to capture you would be like melting ice on a fire." Concealing the gourd about him he slipped outside, reverted to his own form, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Open up, you devils." "Who do you think you are, shouting like that?" asked the devils who were......