Wandering Mind
Let your mind wander in simplicity,
blend your spirit with the vastness,
follow along with things the way they are,
and make no room for personal views,
then the world will be governed.
Let your mind wander in simplicity,
blend your spirit with the vastness,
follow along with things the way they are,
and make no room for personal views,
then the world will be governed.
I contemplate:
Moon in the pond.
Of my old friends,
How many know the Way?
- Zengetsu
“It is only when you are able to fully close your eyes,
that you will see the world as it is.”
Coming and going, life and death;
A thousand hamlets, a million houses.
Dont you get the point?
Moon is the water, blossom in the sky.
- Gizan
The water flows,
but back into the ocean;
The moon sinks,
but is even in Heaven.
Inside the zendo
also dancing evening maple leaves
- Soen Nakagawa.