Báiyún’s Black and White

Báiyún, a Zen Master of the Sung Dynasty, wrote a poem:

Where others dwell,
I do not dwell.
where others go,
I do not go.
this does not mean to refuse
association with others;
I only want to make
black and white distinct.

The real question here is, can we keep our mind's clear of extraneous thought. Báiyún's poem is very clear about his own direction, but can we just see it. Just this and just now there is only the expression of this moment.

Báiyún Shŏuduān 白雲守端, [wg]: Pai-yün Shou-tuan
Source: Iron Flute (Tetteki Tosui) Case # 14
photo: Báiyúnshan in Guangzhou, PRC