Huang Po, ...illusion is non-existent..maybe..

ja, nothing to destroy, only stop running , see, listen, walk again

The arising and the elimination of illusion are both illusory. Illusion is not something rooted in Reality; it exists because of your dualistic thinking. If you will only cease to indulge in opposed concepts such as 'ordinary' and 'enlightened', illusion will cease of itself. And then if you still want to destroy it wherever it may be, you will find that there is not a hairsbreadth left of anything on which to lay hold. This is the meaning of: 'I will let go with both hands, for then I shall certainly discover the Buddha in my Mind.'

- Huang Po

[From: 'The Zen Teaching of Huang Po on the Transmission of Mind', translated by John Blofeld]

Joan Baez & Mercedes Sosa "Gracias A La Vida"

to talk is not to listen

reality. the sound of the tides, the scent of the freshly cut grass, birdsong and green apples, the gates of death and birth or just the noise of the airplane crossing above my house, all is a song. i always wished i could play music, but what if i could do it? words are not listening, they can be like dead animals stuck on a wall. to make music does not mean living. silence and presence are all. no words.

1+1=3

faces are always borders
and howsoever worn
they are always naked.
the mask is the truth
to be seen

chins force outward,
ears all ear,
noses taste the air,
eyes
inside out
and outside in

all is transparent
and milky
at the same time,
flowing energy
meeting
and withdrawing

all is
always
now
the dance
of life

the earth and the moon,
they can only see
half of each other
day and night,
night and day

when a man
and a woman meet,
walk out of their faces,
the nucleus of the earth
can reveal its mystery

sun and moon
start to turn
and the memory of stars
mirrors itself
unveiled

the root of alchemy
needs awareness
constant care
and  the heart
of silence.

remark:
words cannot paint my loneliness.
i leave them here and walk into silence.
energy cannot be lost.