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In the stream by Dogen (1200 - 1253) Timeline English version by Steven Heine Original Language Japanese Buddhist : Zen / Chan 13th Century In the stream, Rushing past To the dusty world, My fleeting form Casts no reflection.     -- from The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine Amazon.com	Themes   Water         Recommended Books The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton The Soul is Here for its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures, Edited by Robert Bly The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto
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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

In the ecstatic state, the psychic tension that you normally call yourself disappears. Any action you engage in is not personal, it is just a part of the flow of movement you witness. Your form is "fleeting," ghostlike, a mere idea. It has no lasting stamp upon the flow of being; it "casts no reflection."

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