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 that faces looks beautiful. Looking at the cranes of lonely clouds and fields creates thoughts that seems to transcend the world. So looking the spring water flowing between rocks makes to feel that the dirt of mind is washed away, touching the old fir and cold plum trees arises fortitude mindset, and making friendly with seagulls and deer by the lake lets all the troublesome feelings forgotten. But once jumping into the world again makes this body and soul become useless even if trying to think that all external things have nothing to do with me. (Book2 106)
If everywhere doesn't look like paradise, it's not a person who realizes. To his eye, both heaven and hell must become heaven to be true. Except crazy guy,
Vegetable Root Discourse
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