December
30, 2014 (I
was 70)
The
name of the Chinese poet, Han Shan
(writing
circa 760-800 AD), translates as
“Cold
Mountain”. The name refers to the poet,
the
place he lived and the state of mind expressed
in
the poems written in his cave there.
What is Cold Mountain
Han
Shan is high land under all light
gold land
beneath the sun
silver land below
moon and stars
It is your
name when you are there
your attitude
when you are not
Begin
with attention to breath
the odor of
the air always there
scents come
and go upon it
sound of
current flows in and out
feel expansion
and contraction
sensation of
its temperature and force
aromas that
entice the tastes
and shiver the
skin
dilated pupils
let colors in
awaken
awareness of being
within the
swirling gasses
Brief but
steep is the way
from there the
path
downhill to everywhere
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