Wondrous nirvana-mind

by Eihei Dogen

English version by Steven Heine
Original Language Japanese

Because the flowers blooming
In our original home
Are everlasting,
Though springtimes may come and go
Their colors do not fade.

-- from The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine

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