Access Root Node from namespaced node

Hello,

I can't access the root node.  I am within this named node mso:steps (a
little XML collection within my stylesheet) and need to call out to the root
node but am stuck!  How can I access the root node?

This:
<xsl:apply-templates select="/"/>

Within this template rule:
<xsl:template match="mso:steps/mso:step">

Just gets me back to top level of mso:steps source and not the root source
for the stylesheet.

Karl