Huang-Po

Mind can't be used to seek mind; if it is, even after millions of eons have gone by, the search will not be over. This statement made the best sense when i was trying to understand this reading, and the way i perceived it was that. You cannot try to use your mind to search somewhere else for a state of mind, and in this case it's about Tao teachings. but instead look within yourself for the answer. Huang-po makes an interesting example of this when he talks about a warrior wearing a pearl on his head and it was his goal to find this pearl, but he searched elsewhere. If someone were to point out the pearl, this soldier would realize that it had been there all along. I think this story holds true to a person trying to better themselves. Instead of looking all around the world for other peoples examples just look inside of self and you should find an answer.