by admin | May 16, 2022 | Poems by Women, Taoist
The relic from before birthEnters one’s heart one day.Be as careful as if you were holding a full vessel,Be as gentle as if you were caressing an infant.The gate of earth should be shut tight,The portals of heaven should be first opened.Wash the yellow sprouts...
by admin | Apr 26, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
People may sit till the cushion is worn through,But never quite know the real Truth:Let me tell about the ultimate Tao:It is here, enshrined within us.
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
You ask how I spend my time–I nestle against a tree trunkand listen to autumn windsin the pines all night and day.Shantung wine can’t get me drunk.The local poets bore me.My thoughts remain with you,like the Wen River, endlessly flowing.
by admin | Mar 1, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
The birds have vanished into the sky,and now the last cloud drains away.We sit together, the mountain and me,until only the mountain remains.
by admin | Feb 27, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
Tonight I stay at the Summit Temple.Here I could pluck the stars with my hand,I dare not speak aloud in the silence,For fear of disturbing the dwellers of heaven.
by admin | Jan 29, 2022 | Poems by Men, Taoist
To know Taomeditateand still the mind.Knowledge comes with perseverance.The Way is neither full nor empty;a modest and quiet nature understands this.The empty vessel, the uncarved block;nothing is more mysterious.When enlightenment arrivesdon’t talk too much...
