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See the moon’s bright blaze of light,
A shining lamp, above the world
Full glistening and hanging in vast void.
That brilliant jewel,
Its brightness, through the mist.
Some people say it waxes, wanes
Their’s may, but mine remains
As steady as the Mani Pearl
This light knows neither day or night.

~ Shih Te (730)

You ask why I live
Alone in the mountain forest,
And I smile and am silent
Until even my soul grows quiet:
It lives in the other world,
One that no one owns.
The peach trees blossom.
The water continues to flow.

~ Li Po (701–762)

Cover your path
With fallen pine needles
So no one will be able
To locate your
True dwelling place.

~ Ikkyu (1394-1481)

Things of the past are already gone
And things to be,
Distant beyond imagining.
The Tao is just this moment,
These words:
Plum blossoms fallen,
Gardenia just opening.

~ Ch’ing Kung ( d. 1352)

Excessive thinking
Weakens the will.
The more you know,
The more your mind
Is confused.
A confused mind gives
Rise to vexation.
The weakened will obstructs the Tao.

~ Shih Wang Ming (6th c)