Have to keep my mind busy while I jogged and the evening summer heat is still unbearable…
1 風送荷香碎綠影 Lotus fragrance wafted by the wind, shattering green reflections,
2 浮紅池上接相迎 And yet floating reds upon the pond greeting in welcome.
3 心動神疲血來潮 No peace for an agitated heart as waves of blood surging through,
4 夏熱無端逼人靜 For what reason wouldst summer heat be oppressing one into calmness?
1 Lotuses are aquatic pond plants.
2 “floating reds” are the red blooms of the Nelumbo nucifera – the sacred lotus which is a symbol of enlightenment which can be achieved through calmness and meditation. 清香 here means the kind of fragrance that is not dense and heavy-like cosmetic perfumes.
3 心動神疲 comes from a line in the Thousand Character Classic -性情靜逸, 心動神疲.
4 Inspired by the Chinese idiom, 心靜自然涼. Although on the surface, the poem talks of summer heat, the underlying tone is to distract and tempt one away from the path of enlightenment. Summer heat is the true path while Mara is the disguised fragrance to distract and lure one astray through sensuality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(demon)
Thursday, July 27, 2023
2 “floating reds” are the red blooms of the Nelumbo nucifera – the sacred lotus which is a symbol of enlightenment which can be achieved through calmness and meditation. 清香 here means the kind of fragrance that is not dense and heavy-like cosmetic perfumes.
3 心動神疲 comes from a line in the Thousand Character Classic -性情靜逸, 心動神疲.
4 Inspired by the Chinese idiom, 心靜自然涼. Although on the surface, the poem talks of summer heat, the underlying tone is to distract and tempt one away from the path of enlightenment. Summer heat is the true path while Mara is the disguised fragrance to distract and lure one astray through sensuality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_(demon)
Thursday, July 27, 2023
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