Those ancient poems full of Zen

If you look at the lotus flower, you should know that you don't dye your heart.

Meng Haoran's

Interpretation

Seeing the lotus in the pool is clean and bright, I know that Yigong's mood is like a lotus, and he is not affected by dust thoughts.

and, mingling with Truth among the flowers, I have forgotten what to say.

Liu Changqing's

Interpretation of Seeking the Regular Taoist in Nanxi

Seeing the lovely wild flowers in the deep stream of Youxi makes people feel calm, realize Zen, and concentrate on being relatively silent.

and at twilight, close to an emptying pool, thought can conquer the Passion-Dragon. -Wang Wei's "Crossing xiangji temple"

Interpretation At dusk, I was alone by the empty pool, and my body and mind entered the realm of silence and tranquility safely, in order to subdue the poisonous dragon of earthly customs.

watching water can help you to meditate, and smelling incense can help you to dye your heart. -Yao Daoyan's Late Over the Lion Grove

What is Zen? Empty your peaceful heart. What is dyeing the heart? A natural heart stained by the secular world of mortals.

if you live in empty space, empty space is also dust. -Li Xianyong explained in

Giving a Monk to the Mountain that people say that the five connotations are all empty, and the sufferings are eliminated, but who can live in an empty world?