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Interrelationship
You are me and I am you.
Isn't it obvious that we "inter-are"?
You cultivate the flower in yourself,
so that I will be beautiful.
I transform the garbage in myself,
so that you will not have to suffer.
I support you;
you support me.
I am in this world to offer you peace;
you are in this world to bring me joy.
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We Will Be Back Again
One will be three.
One will be four.
One will be a thousand.
We'll be back again.
We'll be back again.
Here is the rushing of the rain,
and the vast ocean of the Mind.
I am riding splendidly on this towering wave--
hills and mountains, hills and mountains,
oceans and rivers, oceans and rivers--
the wings of the albatross are playing with the morning sunlight.
Are snow and light the same thing?
Let the song be continued on the lips of the child!
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Froglessness
The first fruition of the practice
is the attainment of froglessness.
When a frog is put
on the center of a plate,
she will jump out of the plate
after just a few seconds.
If you put the frog back again
on the center of the plate,
she will again jump out.
You have so many plans.
There is something you want to become.
Therefore you always want to make a leap,
a leap forward.
It is difficult
to keep the frog still
on the center of the plate.
You and I
both have Buddha Nature in us.
This is encouraging,
but you and I
both have Frog Nature in us.
That is why
the first attainment
of the practice--
froglessness is its name.
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Calm
Childhood--
Sunny age of twelve--
what do you say?
Ancient river
old town
clouds call to blue sky
calm
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You Are My Garden
A tree is dying in my garden.
You see it,
but you also see other trees
that are still vigorous and joyful.
And I am thankful.
I know a tree is dying in my garden,
but I do not see it
as the whole of my garden.
And I need you to remind me of that.
I am told to take care of the garden
left to me by my ancestors.
A garden always has beautiful trees
and others that are not so healthy.
That is the reason why
we have to take good care of it.
You are my garden,
and I know what I should practice as a gardener.
I have seen an old, untended garden,
where the cherry and peach trees
still bloom wonderfully
and always in time.
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