The Hawk
Poet: Farid ud-Din Attar
He was a soldier with a soldier’s pride,
This hawk, whose home was by a king’s side.
He was haughty as his master, all other birds
Thought him a disaster,
The Hundred Character Tablet (Bai Zi Bei)
Poet: Lu Tung Pin
Nurturing energy, forget words and guard it
Conquer your mind — do non-doing
In activity and stillness
Know the Source Progenitor
There is no thing
Whom else do you seek?
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