River Snow
柳宗元
千山鸟飞绝
万径人踪灭
孤舟蓑笠翁
独钓寒江雪
qiān shān niǎo fēi jué
wàn jìng rén zōng miè
gū zhōu suō lì wēng
dú diào hán jiāng xuě
Across a thousand mountains birds have ceased; on ten thousand paths human tracks are gone. A lone boat, an old man in cape and hat, fishing alone in the cold river snow.
Emptiness makes one figure absolute.
柳宗元《江雪》：一舟、一笠翁、万径人踪灭——孤而不怨。禅心路径收束于辋川之后：语尽处，画面仍在。天地空阔，人在。不是抑郁，是干净的框。今日： overwhelmed 时，把场景缩到只剩一个诚实的身影。
Liu Zongyuan’s River Snow: one boat, one hooded figure, white silence—solitude without complaint. EastSage’s Zen path closes here after Wangchuan: when words fail, image remains. The world is vast and empty; the self is small but present. Not depression—a clean frame. Today: when overwhelmed, shrink the scene until one honest figure fits inside it.
允许自己有一段「寒江独钓」的安静时间：不是逃避，是把噪音降下来。
Keep a quiet “cold river” hour—reduce noise so one clear intention remains.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy