Fluffy clouds roll by Monk asks: Clouds moving? Wind moving?
Sixth Patriarch smiles: Mind moving.
Woodcutter comes home Sips jasmine tea Burst of taste Fragrance wafts
Gone In a flash Flash after flash
登峰dreams: Taste moving? Aroma moving? Mind moving?
Tea says: Such is this, brightly appearing Evanescent, ungraspable
Mind says: I am as I am, brightly shining Transparent, empty
Mind and moving One and the same? Or not at all? Same: no mind Different: mind cannot move
登峰 Walks up the hill Smells the mountain air No mind No moving No problem Ah!
- Mountain man of the fruit pavillion 果亭山人, 登峰 (circa. 2021)
