child riderfree to follow the light—a seeker of love’s embrace always seeking the sunwhile tied to the earth reader of the codesthat are interwovenin the fabricbetween then & nowbetween heaven & earth seeds that growin the life forcethat surrounds us allto rise above the earthonly …
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If you want to milk the Earth as a cow, Then nourish the soil with seed and plow; For when it’s set with deep grown roots, Like a plentiful tree, it will yield many fruits. Inspired by a Sanskrit poem by Bhartri-Hari, as translated in …
Read MoreGazing at Heaven’s Gate
The River Chu has split the hills in twoTo send the jade-brushed water east and back,Around the two opposing hills anewAs a lonely boat sits still in a sunlit crack. Original Chinese poem by Li Bai
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Nothing is so dear, a noble warrior said,Than glory bought by armor pierced in bloodAmid the cries of those who’ve fallen in mud—For what is life if honor’s been left for dead? Emaciated, poor, or stuck without life’s luck,It’s to the bold and daring that the …
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United in time and space Existing in nothing But the never-ending grace Of consciousness’ string When seen from inside the place A tranquil life can bring. I’ll follow him thus! After the Sanskrit of Bhartri Hari
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A fern surrounds my life like a hollow mazeIn the intricate lattice of love’s first gaze;Following a pattern that guides me on this roadI reach for her lips beneath the mistletoe. My love comes forth with the apple of desire,A tangled taste that takes a life …
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Hundreds of acres—this garden is covered with moss;Peach flowers now cauliflowers, filling to the end.Where did the monk who tended this soil go?Once I was young and now I’m back here again. Original in Chinese
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