The Emotions Bear a Grudge and Inflict Disaster

The Emotions Bear a Grudge and Inflict Disaster The Heart's Master Smashes the Light When He Meets the Demons The story tells how the Great Sage Sun supported the Tang Priest as they hurried along the main road to the West together with Pig and Friar Sand. Within a few hours they were in sight of a compound with many tall towers and imposing buildings. "Disciple," said Sanzang, reining in his horse, "what's that place?" Monkey looked up to gaze at it and this is what he saw. Tall towers girdled by hills, Streams winding round pavilions. Dense grew the wood in front of the gates, And outside the buildings the scent of flowers hung heavy. White egrets perched among the willows, Like flawless jades half hidden in a mist; Golden orioles sang in the peach-trees, Flashes of gold in the fiery blossom. Wild deer in couples Trod lost to the world across cushions of greenery; Pairs of mountain birds Sang as they flew among the red tree-tops. It was like the Tiantai Cave of Liu and Ruan, And rivaled the home of the immortals in fairyland. "Master," Brother Monkey reported,......