A Wild Goose
A wild goose
Passing the length of the sky
Casts a shadow
Into the cold water
The goose has no idea
Of leaving a trace,
The water no consciousness
Of the shadow sinking through.
Zen Phrase
The spring flowers, the autumn moon;
Summer breezes, winter snow.
If useless things do not clutter your mind,
You have the best days of your life.
Mumonkan
The great Way has no gates:
There are thousands of different ways in.
Zen Phrase
No Dust to Sweep
Originally there’s
No dust to sweep off:
The mind of the person
Who holds the broom is
Exactly like the dirt.
Zen Saying
Flock
Live in this moment.
The starry sky is just there–
Where else can you be?
Myochi
from Zen by the Brush – A Japanese Painting and Meditation Set
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