DON'T LOSE
THE BRIGHT LIGHT

The unextinguishable light of perpetuity shining here,
the sun and the moon lose their light.
Why have we lived so far losing the light?

Fortunately
we have regained the light today
thanks to Buddha's birth into this world
and ancient master' roles of stepping stones.

We lost the light
due to our blind and discriminating minds
though there was no darkness originally in the light.
Don't commit a folly again of losing the bright light.

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