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On The Treasury of the True Dharma Eye

 

Midnight, No waves,
no wind, the empty boat
is flooded with moonlight.

 

 

 


On Non-Dependence of Mind

 

Coming, going, the waterbirds
don't leave a trace,
don't follow a path.

 

 

 

Translated by: Stephen Mitchell
From: The Enlightened Heart, An Anthology of Sacred Poetry

 

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