White clouds flying
Mists melt black mountains
And this wandering mystic’s
Wandered astray.

– Yun-K’an Tzu

Do not pursue the outer conditions
nor dwell in the inner void.

Rest yourself in oneness with things
and all barriers will disappear

– Seng Ts’an

Keep your karma in good working order;
many dragons lie in wait.

Wang Wei (701-761)

the truth in untruth,
the light in darkness,
the life in death.
This is real liberation.

– Nityananda

In the space of a lightning flash,
the world is built and established.

– Su Shih (1073)

All
things are perfectly resolved in the
Unborn.

– Bankei (1622-1693)

“Enlightenment” and “Nirvana”?
They are dead trees
to fasten a donkey to.

What can these things
have to do with you
becoming free?

– Te-shan (780-865)

Do you know how to let the
mountain stream cleanse your mind?

Every thought is pulled out along the smooth,
polished stones, disappearing
downstream in the frothy current.

The mind keeps on making more thoughts
until it sees that they are
all being carried away downstream;
until it realizes that they
are all vanishing,
dissolving into an unseen point.

Then it won’t bother for awhile.

– Ji Aoi Isshi

– Ji Aoi Isshi

How elegant is the morning sun
Shining on the rafters and eaves.

– Ni Tsan (1301-1374)

Green waters and verdant mountains
are the places to walk in meditation;
by the streams or under the trees
are places to clear the mind.

– Keizan Jokin