The true person is
But, like the deep blue color
Of the limitless sky,
It is everyone, everywhere in the world.
Dōgen Zenji [also known as Dōgen Kigen, Eihei Dōgen, Kōso Jōyō Daishi, or Busshō Dentō Kokushi] (1200 – 1253) Japan
Translated by Dr. Steven Heine
Source: The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace by Steven Heine [on Zen master Dōgen]
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