My true home... Inspired by Han Shan (Cold Mountain)
My true home is on Cold Mountain
My true home is on Cold Mountain
perched among cliffs beyond the reach of trouble
images leave no trace when they vanish
I roam the whole universe from here
lights and shadows flash across my mind
not one dharma appears before me
since I found this magic pearl
I can go anywhere everywhere is perfect.
From The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain translated by Red Pine
My true home is deep ocean
My true home is deep ocean.
My substance surrenders
To moon's inexorable pull.
Land succumbs to my touch.
My currents shape the air above
Finding their way to Cold Mountain.
From the boiling cauldrons of my depths
Springs forth new life.
