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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 252 by HAN SHAN

First Line: HIS TWO ASPECTS ARE OPEN AND SHUT
Last Line: EVERYTHING COMES FROM THE LORD OF HEAVEN
Subject(s): BUDDHISM; CHINESE LITERATURE; BUDDHA; BUDDHISTS;
His two aspects are open and shut
between which we all live
he misleads us with fog
he wakes us up with wind
he cares for us with riches
he undoes us with poverty
for the run-of-the-mill crowd of people
everything comes from the Lord of Heaven



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