There are days when I look to the poets for inspiration. DailyZen is one of the places I visit. And today is one of those days.
Utter emptiness has no image,
Upright independence does not rely on anything.
Just expand and illuminate the original truth
Unconcerned by external conditions.– Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157)
The Way of heaven is silent,
It has no appearance, no pattern.
It is so vast that its
Limit cannot be reached;
It is so deep that it
Cannot be fathomed.
It is always evolving
Along with people,
But knowledge cannot grasp it.
It turns like a wheel,
Beginninglessly and endlessly,
Effective as a spirit.
Open and empty,
It goes along with the flow,
Always coming afterward
And never in the forefront– Lao- tzu
No one really knows
The nature of birth
Nor the true dwelling place.
We return to the source
And turn to dust.– Ikkyu (1394-1481)
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–On The Way – DailyZen Journal
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