by admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
This cold winter night,that old wooden-head Buddhawould make a nice fire
by admin | Jan 14, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
Shakyamuni held up a lotusso Kashyapa smiled.Not at all.The lotus smiledso Kashyapa smiled.Nowhere was Shakyamuni!
by admin | Jan 10, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
spring day–even after sunsetEastern Mountains can be seen- from the website http://haikuguy.com/issa/
by admin | Jan 5, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
Outside the door I made but don’t closeI glimpse the movements of unfamiliar birdsa handful of jade is worth a whole mountainbut gold can’t buy a lifetime of freedomthe sound of icy falls on a dawnlit snowy ridgethe sight of distant peaks through leafless...
by admin | Jan 3, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
You Marpa, the translator from Tibet!Do not make the eight worldly dharmas the goal of your life.Do not create the bias of self and other, grasping and fixation.Do not slander friends or enemies.Do not distort the ways of others.Learning and contemplation are the...
by admin | Jan 1, 2024 | Buddhist, Poems by Men
I sat facing you for hours but you didn’t speak;Then I finally understood the unspoken meaning.Removed from their covers, books lay scattered about;Outside the bamboo screen, rain beats against the plum tree.
