Deer Park
王维
空山不见人
但闻人语响
返景入深林
复照青苔上
kōng shān bú jiàn rén
dàn wén rén yǔ xiǎng
fǎn jǐng rù shēn lín
fù zhào qīng tái shàng
Empty mountain, no one in sight—only echoes of speech. Returning light enters deep woods, shining again on green moss.
Chan-inflected landscape: presence as echo and light.
王维辋川：寻常傍晚——蝉、落日余晖、墟里炊烟。禅心路径上接《心经》：禅在日常，不只在蒲团。先察觉，再解释。可与《竹里馆》《山居秋暝》同系阅读。
Wang Wei’s Wangchuan: an ordinary evening—cicadas, leftover sunset, smoke from the hamlet. On EastSage’s Zen path this follows Heart Sutra: Chan in daily life, not only on the cushion. The poem asks you to notice before you explain. Pair with Bamboo Grove and Autumn Mountain in the same series. Today: mindfulness is often a porch, not a retreat center.
忙碌中留一段「空山」：不必无人，但要有回声与光斑的空隙。
Keep an empty-mountain minute—space for echo and light.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy
This poem belongs to a place on the map—open the landscape to read both together.