Enlightenment is basically not a tree,
And the clear mirror is not a stand.
Fundamentally there is not a single thing –
Where can dust collect.
– Huineng, Sixth Zen Patriarch in China, 638-713
Nowhere Can Dust Collect
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Love Letters
“Every day priests minutely examine the Dharma and endlessly chant complicated sutras.They should learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon.”
~~ Ikkyu
The Lotus Blooms in The Mud 