The birds have vanished into the sky and now the last cloud drains away. We sit together the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.
Chinese poet
From the poem 'Zazen on Ching-t'ing Mountain' or 'Alone Looking At The Mountain', expressing a profound connection with nature that transcends human presence.
c. 701-762 CE
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