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The language of mountains and rivers

Posted on March 14, 2014 by colinmathers
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Mont Blanc seen from the west (Mégeve) in Marcg 2014

Mont Blanc seen from the west (Mégeve) in March 2014

“They passed aeons living alone in the mountains and forests;
only then did they unite with the Way and use mountains and rivers for words,
raise the wind and rain for a tongue, and explain the great void.”
Dogen Zenji (1200-1253), Shobogenzo

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