SINCE BEFORE THE EARTH AND
THE SKY CAME INTO BEING

Look!
It is obvious that someone else is living
for the earth and the sky is covered with numinous energy.
What shall we call him?

As he has been here without any change
since before the earth and the sky came into being,
We cannot dare to guess what he is like and how old he is.
He is beyond verbal expression
because he is shapeless and soundless.

How can you know this without experiencing this through your

With numinous light of immemorial antiquity
all living spirits shed their light.
Once I awake from a dream,
everything, looking new, reveals itself
thouth I don't try to see.

Dharma friends,
this is like a bead rolling on a tray.

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