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jeff

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Posted - Mar 24 2014 :  10:07:54 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote  Get a Link to this Message
My true home is on Cold Mountain
perched among cliffs beyond the reach of trouble
images leave no trace when they vanish
I roam the whole universe from here
lights and shadows flash across my mind
not one dharma appears before me
since I found this magic pearl
I can go anywhere everywhere is perfect.

From The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain translated by Red Pine

whippoorwill

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Posted - Mar 24 2014 :  2:04:48 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote  Get a Link to this Reply
Love it!

My true home is deep ocean.
My substance surrenders
To moon's inexorable pull,
And land succumbs to my touch.
My currents shape the air above
finding their way to Cold Mountain.
From the boiling cauldrons of my depths
Springs forth new life.

Edited by - whippoorwill on Mar 24 2014 2:15:45 PM
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jeff

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Posted - Mar 24 2014 :  2:56:20 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote  Get a Link to this Reply
Very beautiful.
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whippoorwill

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Posted - Mar 24 2014 :  4:57:50 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote  Get a Link to this Reply
Thought that bit of pure Shiva there needed some Shakti to keep it company.

Though I just realized that metaphor probably doesn't work in a Buddhist context. Glad you like it though.
Edited by - whippoorwill on Mar 24 2014 7:15:53 PM
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jeff

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Posted - Mar 24 2014 :  8:45:52 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote  Get a Link to this Reply
quote:
Originally posted by whippoorwill

Thought that bit of pure Shiva there needed some Shakti to keep it company.

Though I just realized that metaphor probably doesn't work in a Buddhist context. Glad you like it though.


Not a problem. From where the words describe, both Shiva and Shakti are found in residence. It is also sometimes call motion and repose.
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