
Ten thousand flowers in spring by Wu Men Hui-k'ai
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the greatest season of your life.
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the greatest season of your life.
The cosmos is filled with precious gems. I want to offer a handful of them to you this morning. Each moment you are alive is a gem, shining through and containing earth and sky, water and clouds.
There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken, a shatteredness out of which blooms the unshatterable. There is a sorrow beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility out of whose
Earth, teach me quiet — as the grasses are still with new light. Earth, teach me suffering — as old stories suffer with memory Earth , teach me humility — as blossoms are humble with beginning Earth,