7Gates: That You Might ‘Know Thyself’


Cold Mountain



Han Shan lived there,

arranging valleys at his side

when the first rays hit its top.

 

Each day, when he came down,

no friends remained beside his fire

to see that it stayed lit.

 

Going up he would kneel for a drink

and pray for the trail

he neither built nor loved.

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Last updated: February 15, 2006