When you've cooked the marrow of the sun and moon, The pearl is so bright you don't worry about poverty.

- Sun Bu'er

The relic from before birth Enters one's heart one day. Be as careful as if you were holding a full vessel, Be as gentle as if you were caressing an …

- Sun Bu'er

A springlike autumn's balmy breeze reaches afar. The sun shines on the house of a recluse South of the river; They encourage the December apricots To…

- Sun Bu'er

The secret of the receptive Must be sought in stillness; Within stillness there remains The potential for action.

- Sun Bu'er

Cut brambles long enough, Sprout after sprout, And the lotus will bloom Of its own accord: Already waiting in the clearing, The single image of light…

- Sun Bu'er