"The monkey is reaching for the moon

in the water,

Until death overtakes him he will never

give up.

If he would only let go the branch and

disappear into the deep pool,

The whole world would shine with

dazzling clearness."

Pintura de Hakuin: http://images.google.pt/images?um=1&hl=pt-PT&q=The+monkey+of+Hakuin&btnG=Procurar+imagens

Poema de Hakuin: Anne Bancroft, Zen, London, Thames and Hudson, 1987.