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Wainsford Gathas

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The river flows on
There is no worry
Although there is movement
All is still

Shi Da Dao



All night sat on the riverbank
The fish come and go
They are my friends
Without words

Shi Da Dao
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Two great masters
Chen Tuan and Zhou Dun Yi
‘Taiji’ is conveyed
From the distant past

Shi Da Dao



Young life
Full of energy
Greets the new day
Love abounds…!

Shi Da Dao
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Inner and outer
No difference
Breathing
No movement

Shi Da Dao


Han Shan
Rushing water
Everyday
Essence manifest

Shi Da Dao
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No words
Containing words
What a predicament
The Centre is free

Shi Da Dao






Wish fulfilling Gem
No boundary
Here or there
Sublime!

Shi Da Dao
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True Mind
Reflecting all
No Clutter
No emptiness

Shi Da Dao



Cultivation of the mind
Effort and direction
The Pattern manifests
Without effort

Shi Da Dao
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Freedom in all directions
Centre quiet and still
Rooted to the ground
Boundless Divine Sky!

Shi Da Dao



The Hermit’s hut
Always present
Never compromising
Here, things happen…

Shi Da Dao
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Higher vision
Lower vision
No difference
Only balance

Shi Da Dao




Qi energy
Here and there
Pure and clean
Ebb and flow…

Upasika Yuk Yern
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Plants come from ground
And return to it
All supports all
And there is no toppling!

Upasika Mei-an



Words and no words
Here and now
There and then
All is free

Shi Da Dao
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Still Samadhi
Moving function
Qi flows
No barrier Ch’an

Shi Da Dao
Moon in a dew drop
Dog ball in a river
Mind ground
Manifest…

Upasika Mei-an

It wasn’t Parr Cottage That made us feel good
Nor the fish and wildlife Abundant in the woods
It was something quite different from Eden you see
Twas Xena’s lost ball shining luminously! 

Diane Wyles
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Beautiful dawn
Meets the mind
Splash
The eternal fish

Shi Da Dao


No centre
No periphery
Inner and outer
All is mind

Upasika Yuk Yern
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Natural sitting
Soft seat
Peace
Tranquillity

Shi Da Dao



Form and void
Movement and stillness
Centre beyond boundary
Mind without care

Shi Da Dao
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All ends
All begins
Mind Ground
Ever present

Shi Da Dao






Pouring rain
All is dry
Ch’an
No sitting

Shi Da Dao
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'Licchavi Vimalakirti came to the foot of that tree and said to me, ’Reverend Sariputra, this is not the way to absorb yourself in contemplation. You should absorb yourself in contemplation so that neither body nor mind appear anywhere in the triple world. You should absorb yourself in contemplation in such a way that you can manifest all ordinary behavior without forsaking cessation. You should absorb yourself in contemplation in such a way that you can manifest the nature of an ordinary person without abandoning your cultivated spiritual nature.'
                                                                                                                                                                                        Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra


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