Freely I Watch the Tracks of the Flying Birds (MK23b)
KOAN:
b. My lazy gaze follows the tracks of the flying birds.
(Freely I watch the tracks of the flying birds.)
—PZI Miscellanous Koans, Case 23b
This is a capping phrase to Yunmen’s Good Day, Blue Cliff Record, Case 6
Visual Artwork
December 17, 2017
Bird Disappearing Among Clouds
Allison Atwill, “Birds Disappearing Among Clouds,” 2008. Acrylic on birch panel with gold leaf, 36″ x 48″.