Written on the Lake on My Way Back to the Retreat at Stone Cliff
Between dusk and dawn the weather is constantly changing,
Bathing mountain and lake alike in radiant sunlight
This radiant sunlight filled me with such joy,
That lost in delight I quite forgot to go home.
When I left my valley the day had scarcely broken,
When I stepped into my boat the light was growing dim
Forest and gorge were veiled in somber colors,
The sunset clouds mingled with evening haze
Gay panoply of water-chestnut, lotus,
Rushes and cattails growing side by side,
I swept them aside with my hands as I hastened southward.
How glad I was to reach my house in the east!
Once the mind stops striving the world loses importance,
Once the heart is content it does not swerve from truth
I send these words to those who would nurture their lives:
Try using this Method if you want the Truth.
Bathing mountain and lake alike in radiant sunlight
This radiant sunlight filled me with such joy,
That lost in delight I quite forgot to go home.
When I left my valley the day had scarcely broken,
When I stepped into my boat the light was growing dim
Forest and gorge were veiled in somber colors,
The sunset clouds mingled with evening haze
Gay panoply of water-chestnut, lotus,
Rushes and cattails growing side by side,
I swept them aside with my hands as I hastened southward.
How glad I was to reach my house in the east!
Once the mind stops striving the world loses importance,
Once the heart is content it does not swerve from truth
I send these words to those who would nurture their lives:
Try using this Method if you want the Truth.
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