Let
your mind wander
in the pure and simple. Be one
with the infinite. Let all
things take their
course.
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close the orifices shut off the senses
Protect the branches
to save the roots; though a
small matter, it is not trivial.
Close the seven orifices,
shut off the six
senses.
far beyond fearing death
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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there’s no need to discuss
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.
when one’s mind stops its panting
Outwardly, all activities
cease; inwardly, the mind stops
its panting. When one’s mind has
become a wall, then he may
begin to enter
the tao.