天地寂然不動 而氣機無息少停 日月晝夜奔馳 而貞明萬古不易 故君子閒時要有喫緊的心事 忙處要有悠閒的趣味 (前 8) Heaven and earth looks as still and unmovable but their operation does not rest at all. The sun and moon run busily day and night, but their

太極圖 醴肥辛甘非眞味 眞味只是淡 神奇卓異非至人 至人只是常 (前 7) Thick, oily, spicy, and sweet are not the true taste. It just has no taste. Mysterious, bizarre, outstanding, or very different is not the best. The best are just

茶不求精而壺亦不燥 酒不求冽而樽亦不空 素琴無絃而常調 短笛無腔而自適 終難超越羲皇亦可匹儔稽阮 (後 133) Even if not trying to get only good tea, the teapot doesn't dry out. Even if not trying to find only great alcohol, the glass doesn't empty. An

Beatles It's an era not easy to get a good night's sleep. Why? Because the mind cannot rest properly. The body and spirit need to be simple. Gracie Abrams' Elbow's | Phil Collins's Remake That's what I

Feathered Friends - Herd of herons on a mangrove tree 山肴不受世間灌漑 野禽不受世間豢養 其味皆香而且冽 吾人能不爲世法所點染 其臭味不逈然別乎? (後 123) Wild grasses in the mountains grow well without any care. Wild birds grow well without being

Withered after Culmination 花看半開 酒飮微醺 此中大有佳趣 若至爛漫酕醄 便成惡境 履盈滿者宜思之 (後 122) When flowers bloom halfway or drink to the point where they are slightly drunk, this is temporally the coolest and most pleasant.

Sunrise and traditional fishermen in Aceh 世人爲榮利纏縛動曰塵世苦海 不知雲白山靑川行石立花迎鳥笑谷答樵謳 世亦不塵 海亦不苦 彼自塵苦其心爾(後 121) People of the world are heartbroken, bound by honor and profit and say of the dusty world or sea of

Lake dyed by moonlight 耳根似颷谷投響 過而不留則是非俱謝 心境如月池浸色 空而不著則物我兩忘 (後 120) Hearing by ear is like a whirlwind echoing in a valley. If there's nothing left right after having passed, thought of right and wrong

When spring comes (Guitar ver.) The lyrics express a woman's expectations and wishes for spring but the mood is mournful and sad as if it not be possible. Come to think of it, that's the mood of the spring.

人心多從動處失眞 若一念不生̖澄然靜坐 雲興而悠然共逝 雨滴而冷然俱淸 鳥啼而欣然有會 花落而瀟然自得 何地非眞境? 何物非眞機? (後 118) Human mind usually loses its nature when it fluctuates. If letting mind stay right here and now, any thoughts do not arise and

無風月花柳不成造化 無情欲嗜好不成心體 只以我轉物不以物役我 則嗜欲莫非天機 卽是理境矣 (後 115) Without wind, moon, flowers and trees, there is no harmony in nature. Without desire and inclination, the ground of the mind cannot be achieved. However,

Cigarettes After Sex Promise not to change vs. promise to continue. Both are lies, but I would choose the second one if possible. why? Since this is a less impossible and possible effort, There is nothing

心曠則萬鍾如瓦缶 心隘則一髮似車輪 (後 114) Broad mind makes even a huge bell be like a clay vessel. Narrow mind makes even a single hair be like a wheel. (Book2 114) Heart of Gold There is a saying in Korea that other

Rolling Stones The wounds of the body are visible but the wounds of the mind are invisible. Sometimes the latter last longer than the former. It is said that if the cause of the wound is found, it can

登高使人心曠 臨流使人意遠 讀書於雨雪之夜使人神淸 舒嘯於丘阜之嶺使人興邁 (後 113) Climbing high, mind brightens. Facing flowing water, meaning goes far. Reading on a snowy or rainy night make spirit clear. Blowing a whistle at the top of

雨餘觀山色 景象便覺新姸 夜靜聽鐘聲 音響尤爲淸越 (後 112) Looking at the color of mountains after rain, the scenery feels fresher and finer. Hearing the bell ringing on a quiet night, the sound becomes clearer and more noble.

一切唯心造(Everything is only what the mind creates and shows) 機息時便有月到風來 不必苦海人世 心遠處自無車塵馬迹 何須痼疾丘山? (後 110) When mind is at rest, it turns to aware that the moon is rising and the wind is blowing. So it is understood

知音圖 興逐時來 芳草中撤履間行 野鳥忘機時作伴 景與心會 落花時披襟兀坐 白雲無語漫相留 (後 107) An excited mind arose. As walking barefoot on the grass, wild birds become friends without fear. Landscape and mind get together. As sitting through

The Cycle of the Seasons-Hidegard of Bingen 山居胸次淸洒觸物皆有佳思 見孤雲野鶴而起超絶之思 遇石澗流泉而動澡雪之思 撫老檜寒梅而勁節挺立 侶沙鷗麋鹿而機心頓忘 若一走入塵寰無論物不相關 卽此身亦屬贅旒矣 (後 106) Living in the deep mountains makes heart clear and wide. So everything

Tibetan smiles 田夫野叟 語以黃鷄白酒則欣然喜 問以鼎食則不知 語以縕袍短褐則油然樂 問以袞服則不識 其天全故其欲淡 此是人生第一個境界 (後 101) An old man in the countryside is usually happy when he talks about folk drinks with simple snacks, but doesn't know about