纏脫只在自心 心了則屠肆糟店 居然淨士 不然 縱一琴一鶴̖一花一卉 嗜好雖淸 魔障終在 語云 “能休 塵境爲眞境 未了 僧家是俗家” 信夫! (後 88) Shackle and liberation only depends on mind. Once attaining enlightenment, even the butchers and the noisy bars turn into heaven.

性天澄徹 卽饑喰渴飮 無非康濟身心 心地沈迷 縱談禪演偈 總是播弄精魂 (後 83) If the nature is clear and transparent, there is nothing out of harmony with the body and soul such as eating and drink whenever hungry and thirsty. If the mind

今人專求無念 而終不可無 只是前念不滯 後念不迎 但將現在的隨緣 打發得去 自然漸漸入無 (後 81) People want to be free from thoughts(without thoughts and serene). But eventually give up. Neither blocking former thoughts(past memory) nor accepting

烈士讓千乘 貪夫爭一文 人品星淵也 而好名不殊好利 天子營國家 乞人號饔飱 位分霄壤也 而焦思何異焦聲? (後 79) A righteous person refuses to give ten million gold. Greedy people fight for even a penny. Although their personality is the difference between

The Cave of Tuṣita(Left), Étant donnés by Marcel Duchamp(Right) There are quite a few places called The cave of Tuṣita in the deep mountains of Korea. A friend who wants to become a monk sent me a picture

Opus - Live Is Life - Reggae Version feat. Fritz Jerey The weather in Korea, which has four distinct seasons, seems to change into a two-season climate these days, perhaps due to global climate change.