As for those who deal with
matters calmly and serenely, who are
in the midst of things without being burdened,
they are among those who have attained realization.
If you say you are unburdened without really
having attained it, you are really only
fooling yourself.
Treatise on Sitting Forgetting
;
if I had a mountain i would sit straight
all day contemplating nothing
but the way the wind blows maybe even
not that maybe just sit there
breathing in the quiet heart
whatever that is
Protect the branches
to save the roots; though a
small matter, it is not trivial.
Close the seven orifices,
shut off the six
senses.
Fearful of death,
I walked in the mountains.
By meditating on its uncertain hour,
I conquered the immortal bastion
of the immutable. Now I am
far beyond fearing
death.
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In the autumn of my sixty sixth year,
I’ve already lived a long time
The intense moonlight
Is bright upon my face.
There’s no need to discuss
The principles of koan study;
Just listen carefully to the wind
Outside the pines and cedars.
