.
Emptiness says nothing
Water flows, water stills
Clouds stretch, clouds curl
Wind blows, wind stops
.
Emptiness says nothing
Flowers bloom, flowers wilt
Grass flourishes, grass withers
Fruit grows, fruit ripens
.
Emptiness says nothing
People are born, people die
Breaths Inhaled, breaths exhaled
Thoughts come, thoughts go
.
Emptiness says nothing
Actions absurd, actions reasonable
Emotions confused, emotions clear
Mind stained, mind immaculate
.
Emptiness says nothing
Conditions arise, conditions cease
Instantly arising, instantly perishing
Without beginning, without ending
.
Emptiness says nothing
It is originally so
It is inevitably so
It is universally so
.
Emptiness says nothing
Not a thing
Not a thing
Not a thing
.
(2015/08/06 Written at 21-day Chan retreat in Poland. Painting by Master Chi Chern.)