His tribute to the season-oriented poem, “Original Face,” piqued interest well beyond Zen circles. The Sacred Oxen shining stand; Below is a short list of my favourite poems and excerpts to stir your soul when the country is far and your spirits low. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven— Yes, many thousand feet high is the mountain peak, and lo, someone stands there on one leg; He has carried away the gem from the dragon's jaws, Water in an Old Temple ... We value your feedback if you have a moment to fill out this short three question survey. This compactness of language is designed to focus the mind of the reader beyond his ordinary intellect to the “Buddha -nature” which is beyond words. “To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with the master, see through the master, become the master.”- Zen Proverb “Learning Zen is a phenomenon of gold & dung. by Wu Men . Photo: Austin Jackson. Spiritual poetry can be an enlightening way to understand spiritual teachings more fully and to start thinking ‘outside the box’.. I see on high the Milky Way, But here's a rougher road. 3. Buddhist Poems. Complains of The Useless Stars. Reality and the True Nature of Things Whether you’re a spiritual person or not, this is where you can present, through poetry, your beliefs about if and what exists outside of our own physical world experiences. A thunderbolt! These poems express revealing truths with the minimum of words. Apparently, Nobel Prize-winning novelist Yasunari Kawabata shared this view. Huai's Poem of Enlightenment. If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life! Not just because I find them fun, because I do (most Zen Buddhist short stories require some level of meditative contemplation to figure out), I love them because their purpose is to teach a lesson. Read, learn, enjoy and share with your friends and family next time you’re out! They're really just stories … Buddhist poets in the Zen tradition have developed a short Haiku style of poems. This ebook is comprised of 108 examples of the Zen way of realization : … - Layman Seiken, 11th Century Zen Poems of China and Japan, 1973, p. 14 Translated by Lucien Stryk, … Zen Poetry: Selected Quotations III . However, people who appreciate spiritual awareness, peace, balance, and detachment from material possessions will find in Zen a valuable source of inspiration and insight. SHORT ZEN POEMS: “Ten thousand”(inspiration) by Wu Men. Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. Posted by bodyandsoulnourishmentblog on June 10, 2017 June 10, 2017. Hello, My name is Benjamin and I want to share my zen poems. Before you learn it, it’s like gold; after you learn it, it’s like dung.”- Zen Proverb. Also, Zen short stories go beyond just Zen. Here you’ll find spiritual poems about life, love, inspiration and happiness. There is an overwhelming wisdom in Zen teachings, which may seem in stark contrast with the values of our modern world. The poem is from Zen master Dõgen Kigen's (道元希玄 1200-1253) Instructions for the Head Cook (Tenzo Kyõkun 典座教訓). I love Zen stories. There I was, hunched over office desk, Mind an unruffled pool. The 108 Zen Poems by Alexander Goldstein: To introduce the reader to the world of Zen, there is no alternative but to resort to the use of language, the best alternative of which is poetry--the most precise form of speech. Zen Poems Ten Poems by Rengetsu. Autumn Moon Fearing my past is exposed to the moon, I keep looking down this evening. ~ ” as a flower blown out by the wind Poems by Thich Nhat Hahn (Contemporary Buddhist Poet) Poems by Lord Buddha; Zen Poems; Buddhist Poets – Photo Credit: Tejvan – photo credit (Mount Fuji Poem) Pranlobha, Sri Chinmoy Centre galleries My middle eye Shot wide, revealing - my ordinary self. Translations by Kazuaki Tanahashi, Joan Halifax. For another, he felt that even though short and simple, these waka expressed a very deep understanding of Dharma. Share this: