Noli foras ire, in teipsum reddi; in interiore homine habitat = do not desire to go outside. return in yourself. the truth dwells inside your consciousness.

I have been finding many parallels between Freemasonry and Zen.    An interesting parallel is the Rakasu you sew and wear after being initiated into Zen practice and the Mason's Apron.

This Masonic phrase: 

"Noli foras ire, in teipsum reddi; in interiore homine habitat =

 do not desire to go outside. return in yourself. the truth dwells inside your consciousness" 

It parallels the phrase my late teacher Dainin Katagiri Roshi wrote in caligraphy on the inside of my Rakasu that is a quote from the Fukanzazengi, written by the founder of our Zen school, Eihei Dogen Zenji:

"Take the backward step of self-illumination."

You can read a translation of the Fukanzazengi at the link below

http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/Texts/fukanzazengi.shtml