無爲自然 As nuatual as Mother Nature.., Redwood Meadowdale Ontario Jun 1 2008

林間松韻 임간송운

石上泉聲 석상천성

靜裏聽來 정리청래

識天地自然鳴佩 식천지자연명패

Listening wholly to the sounds of narration
being delivered by an old pine tree among other trees,
Resonating ears sincerely with the chant
being whispered by the small fountain over rock..
I know these are all for the songs of joy
of mother nature.


草際煙光 초제연광
水心雲影 수심운영
恨中觀去 한중관거
見乾坤最上文章 견건곤최상문장

Seeing nonchalantly the mirage
over the plain grasses in the field,
Being obsessed by the shadow of clouds
reflected from deep inside of water
I come into know that all these are for the great poems
being written by mother nature..

Taoistic Life, Red Wood Weadowdale Toronto 2008

Existence is beyond the power of words To define:
Terms may be used But are none of them absolute.
삶의 존재를 말이나 글로서 규정할 수는 없어.
말이나 글이 사용될 수는 있겠지만 절대적일 수 없는게지..

In the beginning of heaven and earth there were no words,
Words came out of the womb of matter;
하늘과 땅이 열리기 시작할 때, 글은 없었는데..
글은 사물들의 자궁속에서 잉태 되었어

And whether a man dispassionately Sees to the core of life
Or passionately Sees the surface,
사람들이 덜한 열정으로 삶의 핵심을 보건,
더한 열정으로 삶의 겉만을 보건 간에

The core and the surface Are essentially the same,
Words making them seem different Only to express appearance.
삶의 본질과 겉은 근본적으로 같단다.
글이나 말은 그 모양새를 표현해야기 때문에
삶의 겉과 본질이 다른 것 처럼 표현할수 밖에 없어..

If name be needed, wonder names them both:
From wonder into wonder Existence opens.

도덕경 1.1-1.5 영문 번역 : 호수-Peter