When the beetle sees, it is I that am looking,
When the nightingale sings, it is I that am singing,
When the lion roars, it is I that am roaring.
Category: ZEN BUDDHISM
“Subtle Truth” – by Lao Tzu
Why scurry about looking for the truth?
It vibrates in every thing and every not-thing,
right off the tip of your nose. Can you be still and see it
in the mountain? the pine tree? yourself?
“The Way of Divine Energy” by Elquanah (re-blogged)
The Way of Divine Energy The wisdom and insight we can learn from ancient texts is never ending. More than 5000 years ago the ancient Chinese masters of esoteric healing came to the understanding that everything is composed of the same energetic substance called Qi. They observed the oneness and wholeness in all existence and …
ZEN POEMS: “Still water” by Chuang Tzu
“Still water” The non-action of the wise man is not inaction. It is not studied. It is not shaken by anything. The sage is quiet because he is not moved, Not because he wills to be quiet. Still water is like glass. You can look in it and see the bristles on your chin. It…
ZEN PET LOSS POEMS: A rescued cat “Moses” by Tarchin Hearn
Wangapeka July 6/95 Moses was a cat I found on the road and brought back to Wangapeka We met in death upon the road of sunshine strong and summer full with mirage-like promises.Your brother dead and sister dying and you me-ewing in death’s sure path, abandoned to your fate. I put you and sister in…
SHORT ZEN POEMS: “Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn”
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
ZEN POEMS:”Paper windows bamboo walls hedge of hibiscus” (about contentment)
“Paper windows bamboo walls hedge of hibiscus” Paper windows bamboo walls hedge of hibiscus when guests arrive wormwood soup serves as tea the poor people I meet are mostly content rare is the rich man who isn’t vain or wasteful I move my bookstand to read sutras by moonlight I honor the buddhas with…
SHORT ZEN POEMS: “This body’s lifetime is like a bubble’s” (impermanence)
This body’s lifetime is like a bubble’s
may as well let things go
plans and events seldom agree
who can step back doesn’t worry
ZEN KOAN WISDOM: “The Moon Cannot Be Stolen” Parable
Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of a mountain.
Zen Poems: “Sacred walking: A love poem to the Earth” by Tarchin Hearn
“Sacred Walking: a love poem to the earth” Come my friend My dear dear friend Come walk with me a while. My foot, my soul Gently touching your shoulder. Your quivering bird sounds penetrating my being. A coolness of breath through nose and mouth Opening – yes inviting forth my heart To kiss the…
ZEN STORIES: “Mokusen’s hand”(about generosity, giving & receiving)
MOKUSEN’S HAND Mokusen Hiki was living in a temple in the province of Tamba. One of his adherents complained of the stinginess of his wife. Mokusen visited the adherent’s wife and showed her his clenched fist before her face. “What do you mean by that?” asked the surprised woman. “Suppose my fist were always like…
Zen Buddhism -Excerpt from the Book: “Walking in Wisdom” by Tarchin Hearn
REFLECTION– 3 58–Today’s world of human experience is increasingly moulded by feelings of insecurity, entrapment conflict, and fear. We feel trapped in situations and circumstances: family obligations, economic constraints, weather, traffic, bureaucratic red tape and so forth. We fight interminable battles with people, creatures, invasive species, weeds, belief systems, expectations and fears. In the name…
