In all the world, there's nothing happening;
Deluded people stir up things to do.

People basically feel that they do worthwhile things. But actually it's not certain that they are performing good works. Why is it that way? Because the seed itself is impure. To do good things based on a mind of greed is what's known as having an impure seed. So how should it be then? We should do things as if nothing were happening. We should feel that whatever we do is our basic responsibility and not seek outside. Don't look outside for anything. Look upon all the activities of the day as if nothing were happening. The Sixth Patriarch Sutra says,

Basically, there's not a single thing, so where can the dust alight?,
If you see things and awaken to them,
then you can transcend the world.
If you see things and are confused by them,
then you fall under the turning wheel.

It is not easy for the people of this world to get rid of upside-down behavior. But if you can leave behind upside-down dream thinking, then you will be able to obtain ultimate Nirvana, where emptiness is not empty and form is not form. Nirvana is our natural habitat, our original home. But all of us have turned our backs on enlightenment and run after the dust and dirt. We no longer recognize our natural environment; we can't find our true homes, so we are very upside-down and muddled. We run from east to west, seeking fame and fortune. We chase after profit and gain. Then we die. So, "In all the world, there's nothing happening, but deluded people stir up things to do." If it's not that, then what is it?