Lost in the Forest of Mind
Lost in the forest of mind running from shadow to shadow looking for the light I never dared to open my eyes to… Running without aim running always till the
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Art and Poems
Flower Sermon
Once upon a time the world honored one was at Vulture Peak. Before a vast crowd of lay practitioners, nuns, and monks, angelic creatures, and even gods, he held up
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Falling into Beauty
I don’t regard my life as insufficient. Inside the brushwood gate there is a moon; there are flowers. ― Ryōkan Photo: Circle of life… a contemporary Enso circle by Rosa Bellino
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Message from Henry: Keiken – Experience
This week, a message from an international collective of young artists known as Keiken (“experience”)… I have to preface this with a disclaimer: one of the artists is actually a
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Don’t-Know Mind
But when you allow each thought to be met with “Is it true?” life will show itself to you. Eventually, you find yourself ending every thought with a question mark,
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Sharing One Breath
Kono iki ya Ah this breath Mae wa dare
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Falling Snow
All last night and This morning still, Snow falling in the deepest mountains; Ah, to see the autumn leaves Scattering in my home. ~ Dogen
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Daily Activities
Transmitting to the east the way the ancestors brought from the west, My daily activities illuminated by the moon and shadowed by the clouds, Because I revere the ancient way
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Winter Retreat
The white mountain of Echizen My winter retreat: A blanket of clouds Covering the frosted peaks And snowy slopes. ~ Dogen Zenji
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The Moon Will Come
Creating a pond, do not wait for the moon. When the pond is built, the moon will come. ~ Eihei Dogen
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He Who Works
He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head
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The Heart of a Rose
The Heart Of a rose So soft So easy to break Let it break it open Open to Life Open to sorrow Open to joy And yet Your open Heart Is
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The Swinging Door, Shunryu Suzuki
What we call “I” is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. When we practice zazen our mind always follows our breathing. When we
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Casa, by Rosa Bellino
Casa a place I must leave I know Each step carved on the wheel of life a circle that never ends a circle of ever new vistas in a
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