Ponder death.
The death of beautiful flowers;
The death of lovely butterfly:
And the death of thee.
....
Kumano is the holy ground of the dead,
a noble land celebrated by radiant rays and a thousand peaks.
Mountain ascetics likend Yoshino to Vajradhatu, "The Diamond
realm,"
and Kumano to Garbhadhatu, "The Womb Realm."
Practitioners of Esoteric Buddhism trace a path between these
worlds,
experiencing the illusions of birth and of death.
Chanting the sutras, they come to Kumano; chanting sutras,
they die at Kumano.
Their bodies are laid to bleach in the fields;
their souls are expended;
but the chanting goes on...
Kumano.
Land of immortals, a noble land protected by moonlight and
a thousand gods.
....
The universe sounds out,
its echo a symphony.
The sound brings joy;
The sound embodies love.
Then, again,
all is emptiness
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