GENTO’S WATER PAIL 鐵笛倒吹 二十語

In the garden
what do you see
in the old bucket,
is it still water
reflecting the moon?
Is it a cloud
resting in its travels?

Turn the bucket over
what do you see within?
Does the Bodhi
reside there?

A reflection on case 25 of the Iron Flute Koans

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