Seeking the Hermit and Not Finding Him
贾岛
松下问童子
言师采药去
只在此山中
云深不知处
sōng xià wèn tóng zǐ
yán shī cǎi yào qù
zhǐ zài cǐ shān zhōng
yún shēn bù zhī chù
松下问童子，说师父采药去了；只在这座山里，云深不知在何处。
The hermit is on the mountain, but clouds hide the path.
贾岛《寻隐者不遇》：只在此山中——云深不知处。未遇即诗：求道常停在「在附近」。不遇也是遇：云深本身就是消息。今日：拜访「高人」未遇时，云本身已是答案的一部分。
Jia Dao’s Seeking the Recluse, Not Meeting: only in this mountain—clouds deep, place unknown. Not-meeting is the poem: the way often stops at “nearby.” Today: missing the sage, the cloud is already part of the answer.
导师不在线时，答案往往仍在「此山中」——继续走。
When the mentor is offline, the answer may still be ‘on this mountain’—keep walking.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy