Before our body existed
One energy was already there
Like jade,
more lustrous as its polished
Like gold
brighter as its refined.

…

The relic from before birth
Enters one’s heart one day
Be as careful
as if you were holding a full vessel
Be as gentle
as if you were caressing an infant.

(Sun Bu’er, Chinese mystic from the 12th century CE, the only woman amongst the seven Quanzhen Masters)