These are 49 improvisations from the ancient Chinese poet Han-Shan (aka Cold Mountain) in his new home in Ueno Park, Tokyo, where he has taken up spiritual residence on an island (聖天島) in Shinobazu Pond. In recognition of his new abode Han-Shan has stopped calling himself Cold Mountain. He is now No Mountain. As a man free of spiritual conceit, he discusses Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. He talks about the pond and his island...