Attain the Way

The Buddha said, “Those who follow the Way are like a piece of wood which is drifting along a stream.  If it stays clear of either shore, and it is not picked up by men, and if it faces no obstructions by ghosts or spirits, and if it is not hindered by whirlpools and does not rot, then I assure you that that piece of wood will finally reach the ocean.  If students of the Way are not deluded by their feelings and desires, nor led astray by some evil influences, and if they are vigorous in their cultivation of the unconditioned, I guarantee that they will certainly attain the Way.” – From The Sutra of Forty-Two Sections, section 27.