Summary: Talk given by Tim Burkett. Mirror, Shen Hui, 8th Century: The body is the Bodhi tree The mind a mirror bright Be careful to wipe it clean And let no dust alight No Mirror, Hui Neng, 8th century: The body is not the Bodhi tree Nor the mind a mirror bright Since no thing exists Where can dust alight? Shattered Mirror, Dogen, 13th century: To what shall I liken the world? Moonlight, reflected in dewdrops, Shaken from a crane's bill.
