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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 164, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Boys and grown-up men
Last Line: Realize the mind is king
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: Boys and grown-up men
Last Line: Realize the mind is king
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists
Boys and grown-up men
when you act don't be rash
be firm and iron-willed
stay on the Bodhi Path
don't take any side roads
if you do you'll suffer in vain
and don't go searching for buddhahood
realize the mind is king
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