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The Taste
A Seven-Character Quatrain by Bai Juyi
I knock my teeth in the quiet autumn courtyard at dawn, and sit in meditation by the deep window at dusk.
Seven chapters of the True Teachings discuss matters of immortality, and a scroll of the Sandalwood Sutra speaks of the Buddha's heart.
Today I know all that my past lives were illusory, for I have been corrupted by worldly dust in many lifetimes.
I dislike the remaining vestiges of my habits, and love to compose leisurely poems and listen to the zither.
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A poem by Su Shi, a Northern Song Dynasty scholar
(following Huang Luzhi's poem on burning incense):
Four lines of incense-burning verses, spreading throughout the southeast with the incense.
Beyond the reach of hearing and thought, let the nose perceive first.
Ten thousand scrolls of small characters by the bright window, my eyes blurred, only scattered spots remain.
A stick of smoke dissipates, the fire cools, half a lifetime old, the heart at peace.
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Chen Yuyi, Northern Song Dynasty, "Burning Incense" :
By the bright window, I read quietly, and sit silently, dispelling worldly ties.
The boundless meaning is embodied in this single stick of smoke.
At that time, precepts, concentration, and wisdom were offered in exquisite ways, equally to humans and gods.
How could I, a pure friend, not be enlightened now?
The incense burner glows with a solitary green, amidst thousands of wispy clouds.
It leisurely ascends into the sky, then returns ethereal with the wind.
Worldly affairs may pass through time, but the inherent nature remains unchanged.
It is like the moon reflected in water; when the waves subside, it returns to its full roundness.
A Seven-Character Quatrain by Bai Juyi
I knock my teeth in the quiet autumn courtyard at dawn, and sit in meditation by the deep window at dusk.
Seven chapters of the True Teachings discuss matters of immortality, and a scroll of the Sandalwood Sutra speaks of the Buddha's heart.
Today I know all that my past lives were illusory, for I have been corrupted by worldly dust in many lifetimes.
I dislike the remaining vestiges of my habits, and love to compose leisurely poems and listen to the zither.
...........................................................................
A poem by Su Shi, a Northern Song Dynasty scholar
(following Huang Luzhi's poem on burning incense):
Four lines of incense-burning verses, spreading throughout the southeast with the incense.
Beyond the reach of hearing and thought, let the nose perceive first.
Ten thousand scrolls of small characters by the bright window, my eyes blurred, only scattered spots remain.
A stick of smoke dissipates, the fire cools, half a lifetime old, the heart at peace.
............................................................................
Chen Yuyi, Northern Song Dynasty, "Burning Incense" :
By the bright window, I read quietly, and sit silently, dispelling worldly ties.
The boundless meaning is embodied in this single stick of smoke.
At that time, precepts, concentration, and wisdom were offered in exquisite ways, equally to humans and gods.
How could I, a pure friend, not be enlightened now?
The incense burner glows with a solitary green, amidst thousands of wispy clouds.
It leisurely ascends into the sky, then returns ethereal with the wind.
Worldly affairs may pass through time, but the inherent nature remains unchanged.
It is like the moon reflected in water; when the waves subside, it returns to its full roundness.
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