Body is tree of enlightenment, mind like a clear mirror stand;
time & gain wipe it diligently, don’t let it gather dust! Shenxiu
.
Enlightenment’s basically no tree, clear mirror no stand.
Fundamentally there’s no single thing! Where can dust collect? Huineng
.
Retort to Shenxiu and Huineng
.
Dust
densely packed
allows tree to stand upright
Covered with mud
in the depths of my soul
remnants of the sun’s radiance
Fundamentally, it is
clear to the heavens
.
Uncle Tree
.
http://www.gardendigest.com/zen/oaktree.htm
Uncle Tree's House 
How sacred is dust –
Vacuum cleaners contain the
Heavenly stuff!
🙂
Achoo!
Dust is sacred,
to sneeze is divine 😉
Retort to Shenxiu and Huineng and Uncle Tree
part in dust
and partin the heavens
both parts together
both parts apart
a tree has two parts
clear as sunshine
and clear as mud 🙂
You got the idea, Ms. Mist!
Clear enough to read my mind,
your words reflect the sweet sunshine.
Thanks for doing that! It’s raining here. UT
No body’s
Reflection
Gathers
Dust
But
The mirror
Between
Us
No body is home. What you see is stand-in.
“Uncle Tree’s Out-Of-Body Experience”
.
Two-way mirror clear
Wipe away dusty notions
Sprites * way, bubble up
Wiping away dusty notions it is what is desperately needed.
This is not as simple as moping the floor in order to get rid of the dust.
You need to develop strategies, attack the deeper attached notions first, attack them repeatedly and consistently alternating with the parts that are easier to clean.
Get the proper tools for the task, philosophy books, art books, history books, … and combine them according to the requirements of the situation.
Wise man say that once you consider the task finished you should plant an Uncle Tree in front of where the dusty notions were originated, this will prevent them from returning.
It might just work
Another mysterious comment by Dusty, no less. Perfect!
You no do haiku? You no take stand heyah o’ deyah?
I did. I might just work. Whether or not it does is up to those who take action. It matters mostly (depends upon) what they believe. If their thoughts are hear or dare
I dare you to skip the depends.
It’s the Rock/Scissors/Paper game
with a twist that starts here,
only to end up nowhere.
The laws of space
know no direction.
Why should dust?
Are you ready? First know which sign you’re going to show
one two three…… *I play paper*
I did. I might just work. Whether or not it does is up to those who take action. It matters mostly (up on) what they believe. If their thoughts are mostly hearing or daring. =)
so what sign did you play?
It depends on who’s asking.
But since you chose paper, I’ll choose rock.
That’s my kind of action.
ok Uncle Tree.
But that to me is a strange kind of forfeiting. Playing the game but not for sport and not to win? Well, whatever the reason for choosing rock (which paper covers) I respect your decision.
Thank you for playing a quick round though.
You’re welcome, Dusty.
(Yes, I know how the game is played. I was a kid once, too.)
I mentioned a twist up above. I was thinking of rock/scissors/paper
as a game played by the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
The trifecta paradox, so to speak. I threw rocks as a kid, too.