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Poetry Month – Poem by Layman Pang Yun
The following two poems from the book The Recorded Sayings of Layman Pang, Weatherhill 1971, translated from the...
Poetry Month – Poems By Zen Masters
The following translations are from the book Original Teachings of Chan Buddhism, by Chang Chun-Yuan, A Vintage Book,...
Poem – Morning Light
There is the perfect moment – birds sing, the wind circles the body, dogs lay and sniff the...
Poem – Evening Light
Rust faded chair surrounded by blue flakes still rocks with ease. Facing west I sit just before sunset...
May 2014 Issue of Shambhala Sun
Just read three wonderful articles in the latest issue of Shambhala Sun that I wanted to share. Going...
Poetry Month – Poems by Ryokan
Selections 4 and 5 for National Poetry Month. These two poems of Zen Master Ryokan are from Dewdrops...
Why do We Fight?
Clouds part and the setting sun burns the last rays into my eyes before disappearing behind the trees....
Beginning Deep Ecology
Continuing to read “Cultivating the Empty Fields“, the translator makes a comment that Hongzhi’s teachings , who lived from...
Book Review – Cultivating the Empty Field
This is a follow-up to my previous post about the book “Cultivating the Empty Field: The Silent Illumination...
Essay – Guides and Turning Points
How did I get here? An important question I throw into the air while reading, writing, and drinking...
Book – Not answers, but where to look
The one single book that has helped me to focus, let go, and where to find the answers...
Zen Master – Quote by Dogen
Eihei Dogen (1200-1253) Founder of Japanese Soto Zen “Studying the Buddha Way is studying oneself. Studying oneself is...
Masters – Shitou Xiqian – Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage
Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage, written by Shitou Xiqian (700 – 790). I’ve built a grass hut where there’s...
Masters – Shitou Xiqian – Harmony of Difference and Equality
The poem Harmony of Difference and Equlity (or Sameness) is a classic Chan Zen poem known for its...