Include translations of Hakuin's poems with his illustrated work
Hakuin's 'The Monkey Is Reaching For The Moon' should include the reflected image of the moon in the water - otherwise the image is meaningless. The poem reads:
The monkey is reaching
For the moon in the water.
Until death overtakes him
He’ll never give up.
If he’d let go the branch and
Disappear in the deep pool,
The whole world would shine
With dazzling pureness
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Linda O'Nolan
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