At night, on Cold Mountain

On the surface, the Tao is impractical, illogical

Painting: Heron Dance Impression I

At night, on Cold Mountain

Sitting by a stream, moonlight shadows of blue.

Thoughts silent, emptiness welcomed
And the universe beckons.

- Han Shan (aka Cold Mountain), 9th Century T’ang Dynasty, Heron Dance interpretation with acknowledgment to the interpretation by Red Pine in The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain.

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Reflection

Han Shan does not say the universe arrived. He says it beckons. The stream had not changed, nor the blue shadows. What was already there became visible when the noise inside him went still.
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Question to consider:

• What becomes visible when the noise inside you goes still?

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