On clouds in paper

photo by hanzlova

 

 

 

If you are a poet, you will see clearly that there is a cloud floating in this sheet of paper.


Without a cloud there will be no water; without water, the trees cannot grow; and without trees, you cannot make paper.


So, the cloud is in here.


The existence of this page is dependent upon the existence of a cloud. Paper and cloud are so close.



Thich Nhat Hahn

 

 

 


From Wikipedia

 

Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese: Nhất Hạnh; pronounced [tʰǐk ɲɜ̌t hɐ̂ʔɲ] ThichNhatHanh.ogg listen (born October 11, 1926 in central Vietnam) is an expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. He joined a Zen monastery at the age of 16, studied Buddhism as a novice, and was fully ordained as a monk in 1949. Commonly referred to as Thich Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese: Thích Nhất Hạnh), the title Thích is used by all Vietnamese monks and nuns, meaning that they are part of the Shakya (Shakyamuni Buddha) clan.  (Read more by clicking the Wiki Link)

 

 

 

 

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