Palm leaf book - idle in hand. Step out from Dongzhai – time to study.
Essence of reality is obscured by chasing delusion.
Handed down words - profound enough to cultivate the essence.
Daoist Temple is elegant and quiet – green moss connects the bamboo forest.
Sunrise – lingering fog and dew. Green pine trees covered in a greasy sheen.
Indifferent beyond description – self-sufficient beyond joy.
(Tang Dynasty) Author Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元) [773-819 CE]
[唐朝] 作者:柳宗元
汲井漱寒齿,清心拂尘服。
闲持贝叶书,步出东斋读。
真源了无取,妄迹世所逐。
遗言冀可冥,缮性何由熟。
道人庭宇静,苔色连深竹。
日出雾露馀,青松如膏沐。
澹然离言说,悟悦心自足。