Don't Be Afraid
of Being Struck with a Stick

With one swift movement of a sharp blade
all ignorance and karma are destroyed.
What a wonderful time it is!

Seeing you after such a long separation,
how can I not be happy?

Once experiencing this with my whole body,
I feel as happy and fresh as if a dead person came to life again and a thirsty person drinks water.
How could you know this feeling without experiencing it in person?

Like this,
have you put down the sack you have always carried on your back?

Arriving here,
You won't avoid the blows?
 

Written by Master Subul Sunim
of Anguk Zen Center
Translated by Boo Ahm
(Song Soo-kyong)