The spring flowers, the moon in autumn,
The cool breezes of summer, the winter’s snow;
If idle concerns do not cloud the mind,
This is a person’s happiest season.
—Mumon’s verse, Case 19, Mumonkan
The spring flowers, the moon in autumn,
The cool breezes of summer, the winter’s snow;
If idle concerns do not cloud the mind,
This is a person’s happiest season.
—Mumon’s verse, Case 19, Mumonkan