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Day: August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020

Joshu’s Oak 無門關 三十七

Look out of the window
the garden is barren
of oaks, nor is this
a Temple in China.

If you listen carefully
a thousand branches
bend quietly in the wind,
a simple wave washing
oak leaves onto
expectant soil.

A reflection on case 37 of the Mumonkan (Gateless Gate)

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