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Author of this poem:
Zen Master Hsu Yun
FLOATING ON WEST LAKE WITH THE TRULY VENERABLE XI TIAN MU
Through this impenetrable fog
His mind surges confidently.
Who steers this boat?
His heart - clear as the Autumn water
His body - pure and undefiled as the white clouds.
Being with him is just like being immersed in the True Emptiness;
Why in my breast do I cling to the dross of worldly problems?
This trusted master has the Three Secret Powers.
Can I not, with him, roam the oceans and the heavens?
