Zen Elegy
By [Song] Monk Zhiyuan
Translated by Laijon Liu 20110208
Why talk about
life or death
Why try to find
the state of nirvana
Our heart and spirit
shdn’t strive in the world
Just bury this jar of ash
under a pine tree
the green moss
and the fragrant grass
shall sprout up
naturally
this is a beautiful Zen elegy and happy me dig it up:-)
Chinese original:
挽歌词
【宋】智圆
莫谈生灭与无生，
谩把心神与物争。
陶器一藏松树下，
绿苔芳草自纵横。
