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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 85, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography
First Line: Some seek pleasure in love
Last Line: Show you the mind not used in vain
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Pleasure; Truth; Buddha; Buddhists
First Line: Some seek pleasure in love
Last Line: Show you the mind not used in vain
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Pleasure; Truth; Buddha; Buddhists
Some seek pleasure in love
blind to the trails of a mortal body
others see a bubble or mirage
and realize impermanence undoes us all
a real man's will is straight like iron
in an uncrooked heart the Way is true
dense and tall bamboos in the snow
show you the mind not used in vain
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