Not needing to seek some special state … that ‘not needing’ -is– a special state.

Not pursuing a treasure … that ‘no pursuing, just stillness’ -is– the treasure.

But if you need ‘not needing’ … if you mentally pursue ‘not pursuing’ … the treasure of stillness can vanish in an instant.

Thus, Master Dogen said ‘Zazen is itself Enlightenment,’ and there is nothing else and no other enlightenment to seek …

Thus, ‘Zazen is itself Enlightenment,’ even when it feels nothing of the kind.

Shika aredomo gôri mo sa areba, tenchi harukani hedatari,

However, if there is a thousandth or a hundredth of a gap, heaven and earth are far apart, [Nishijima]

And yet, if there is a hairsbreadth deviation, it is like the gap between heaven and earth. [SZTP}