Reading The Mountains and Waters Sutra this morning, I chanced upon these verses of a poem by Donglin Changzhong, cited in the book. They sent a sharp arrow of insight into my mind; this is perhaps one of the profoundest dharma metaphors I have encountered in a long time:
If the true face of Mount Lu cannot be known,
It is because the one looking at it is standing in its midst.
Gassho,
Kirk
If the true face of Mount Lu cannot be known,
It is because the one looking at it is standing in its midst.
Gassho,
Kirk
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