Shundo David Haye – Zen Priest

The hub of buddhas’ activity,
the turning of the ancestors’ hub,
moves along with beyond thinking
and is completed in the realm of beyond merging.

As it moves along with beyond thinking,
its appearing is immediate.
As it is completed in the realm of beyond merging,
completeness itself is realization.

When its appearing is intimate,
you have no illusion.
When completeness reveals itself,
it is neither real nor apparent.

When you have immediacy without illusion,
immediacy is “dropping away” with no obstacles.
Realization, beyond real or apparent,
is effort without expectation.

Clear water all the way to the bottom;
a fish swims like a fish.
Vast sky transparent throughout;
a bird flies like a bird.

This is Dogens remix of Honghzi’s Zazenshin, posted last week.