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Teachings






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                                                                  LAYMAN P’ANG



                                                                            POEM 1


                                                                        The past is already past.
                                                                          Don’t try to regain it.
                                                                       The present does not stay.
                                                                          Don’t try to touch it.

                                                                       From moment to moment.
                                                                        The future has not come;
                                                                           Don’t think about it
                                                                               Beforehand.

                                                                      Whatever comes to the eye,
                                                                                Leave it be.
                                                                     There are no commandments
                                                                                To be kept;
                                                                    There’s no filth to be cleansed.

                                                                        With empty mind really
                                                                        Penetrated, the dharmas
                                                                               Have no life.

                                                                       When you can be like this,
                                                                            You’ve completed
                                                                        The ultimate attainment.

                                                                        Layman P’ang (740-808)












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