lightning flash

Published at: 10:10 pm - Monday October 28 2002

In the space of a lightning flash,
the world is built and established.

- Su Shih (1073)

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unborn

Published at: 10:10 pm - Monday October 28 2002

All
things are perfectly resolved in the
Unborn.

- Bankei (1622-1693)

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dead trees

Published at: 07:10 pm - Tuesday October 22 2002

“Enlightenment” and “Nirvana”?
They are dead trees
to fasten a donkey to.

What can these things
have to do with you
becoming free?

- Te-shan (780-865)

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cleansing stream

Published at: 04:10 pm - Thursday October 17 2002

Do you know how to let the
mountain stream cleanse your mind?

Every thought is pulled out along the smooth,
polished stones, disappearing
downstream in the frothy current.

The mind keeps on making more thoughts
until it sees that they are
all being carried away downstream;
until it realizes that they
are all vanishing,
dissolving into an unseen point.

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