When Lin was young and wild he studied with a master and practiced Zen on a mountaintop. He frequently meditated all night, sitting alone until the next morning. The "Poem of Mountain Dwelling," which he effortlessly recites, commemorates his years of mountain residence.
年少輕狂的林谷芳曾拜師學道，在山上禪修了一段時光，經常一夜打坐，獨坐到天明，他順口吟來的「山居詩」紀念了山居的歲月。