Turn back to reach for the sky
Keep in a space to view at leisure
Wandering in many lives
Finding but a second time cannot be seen.
Turning back to find Buddha inside
Finding it at the corner, in the room and outside
Suddenly the sun’s ray is tilting
Brightening the eyes, seeing peacefully in the sky.
Coming back to calm the mind
Hope for the absolute Dharma is presented
How it annoys the Zen letter
Thousands of defilements are empty.
Return to wash the yellow robe
Our shoulder is penetrated by the gentle wind and horn
Allowing us to get in line on a cycle
At dawn, we step tranquilly toward the Blissful West.
From afar the bell rings suddenly
Take my soul back to the body
Eyes open in surprise at the moment
We are wandering, yet return to the final destination!!!
Written for the book, Forty Years in the Dharma: A Life of Study and Service—Venerable Bhikkhuni Giới Hương.
We wish Venerable Bhikkhuni Giới Hương
and the nuns at Hương Sen diligent practice.
Vô Lượng Thọ Monastery, Germany, November 2, 2019
Without Discrimination - Bhikkhu Thích Hạnh Tấn
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