Sunday, January 21, 2007

like the wind and the clouds

View from the Pavilion in Jangyuk Buddhist temple 장육사 in the mid-eastern region of Korea. The temple nestled in the peaceful mountain was established by Seon master Naong 나옹 in the 14'th century, who wrote the following poem.

Blue Mountain teaches me to live silently
Blue sky teaches me to live innocently,
and to live like water and wind and die, 
leaving behind love and hatred

Ripe persimmons on the tree can be seen, which has not been picked yet. It seems like that they are preserved for bird food during winter.