Cold Mountain: 100 Poems by the
Tang poet Han-Shan by Han-Shan
Han Shan
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Personal Review: Cold Mountain: 100 Poems by the Tang poet
Han-Shan by Han-Shan
I was given this book while travelling in Nepal some years ago. It has
become my most loved book.
What lies behind the words is such beauty, sadness and humour... true
mind medicine for those who would be so daring as to go beyond the
lonliness of solitude, to the world of Han Shan...
"When night comes I sing to the bright moon; at dawn I dance with white
clouds."

After living in solitude for some time I really got a sense of the aching
sadness in some of these poems, such as...
"I came here to sit on Cold Mountain and lingered here for thirty years.
Yesterday I went to see relatives and friends-- over half had gone to the
Yellow Springs.
Bit by bit life fades like a guttering lamp, passes on like a river that never
rests.
This morning I face my lonely shadow and before I know it tears stream
down."
But above all I see Han Shan as a rebel who found his way to Cold
Mountain, shunning and often making fun of the worldly life that he left
behind. With regards to spiritual seekers he offers:
"Honey is sweet - men love the taste; medicine is bitter and hard to
swallow."
This book is filled with jewels!
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