Guest guest Posted October 23, 2002 Report Share Posted October 23, 2002 Forty-some years I’ve lived in the mountainsIgnorant of the world’s rise and fallWarmed at night by a stove full of pine needlesSatisfied at noon by a bowl of wild plantsSitting on rocks watching clouds and empty thoughtsPatching my robe in sunlight practicing silenceTill someone asks why Bodhidharma came eastAnd I hang out my wash. - Shih-wu (1252-1352) You ask why I live in the mountain forest,I smile, and am silent,and even deep within remain quiet:the peach trees blossom,the water flows. - Li T’ai-po (701-?) Careful! Even moonlit dewdrops,If you’re lured to watch,Are a wall before the Truth. - Sogyo (1667 – 1731) The seeker said to himself, "If I'd known the real meaning of this being with God, how should I have gone searching for Him? But that knowledge depended on this journeying: that knowing can't be gained by thinking, no matter how precise." Rumi Attachment: (image/gif) dot.gif [not stored] Attachment: (image/gif) dot.gif [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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