Shih Shu: As flowing waters disappear into the mist
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Photo: A Rosary Shop in Old Meiji; Era Japan.
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as flowing waters disappear into the mist
we lose all track of their passage.
every heart is its own Buddha;
to become a saint, do nothing.
enlightenment: the world is a mote of dust,
you can look right through heaven's round mirror
slip past all form, all shape
and sit side by side with nothing, save Tao.
(Shih Shu)
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Recommended Reading:
'A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry'
by J.P. Seaton (Editor), Dennis Maloney (Editor)
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Description:
This anthology gathers together over 1500 years of Chinese Zen (Ch'an) poetry from the earliest writing, including the Hsin Hsin Ming written by the 3rd Patriarch, to the poetry of monks in this century. Poets include Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu, Yuan Mei, the crazy hermits Han-shan and Shih-te, as well as many anonymous monks and hermits.
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