by admin | May 11, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
Transience, emptiness and enlightenment –These are the ultimate truths of Buddhism;Keeping and teaching them is true Sangha devotion.If you don’t agree, please ask me about it.Cut out directly the root of it all, –This is the very point of the...
by admin | May 2, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
This pure water I pour in order to purify this ground:With the blessings of the Rigden Father may it be cleansed of the pollution of the barbarian world.Let this water be genuine nectar of the SakyongWho delights in the four seasons and in prosperity:May the four...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
At Yahiko Mountainyou can seeboth flowersand children bloom.
by admin | Apr 23, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
This narrow path beneath the great treesis edged darkly with thick greening moss.We keep it swept clean before the gate, inexpectation of wandering mountain monks.from Bamboo Cottage: Poems and Translations, by Doug Westendorp
by admin | Apr 20, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
inside the koan clear mindgashes the great darkness
by admin | Apr 11, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
rice seedlings–the old Buddha’sweary face- from the website http://haikuguy.com/issa/