Zen poetry

Cool I found this zen poetry thread. Must say it was hard to find since it is not in the poetry section.

[Still_Waters]

Mumonkan (Case 39, A Mistake in Speaking, Mumon's Verse):

"Before you start to open your mouth,
Your life is already lost".

Miss Hepburn asked me to post this here.

There is a great comfort
in listening to our heart beats;
it changes the mind.

At end of each breath,
There is a present
A new beginning.

[The Cobbler's Apprentice]

Originally Posted by Legrand

Cool I found this zen poetry thread. Must say it was hard to find since it is not in the poetry section.

Most good things are found by accident. I call it the way of no-calculation.

there was the bliss
of being only this
the sweet release
of found inner peace
from an ego made small
recognition of one with all

out in a field lies deadly snakes and flowers
with which do we choose to spend our hours?
to whom do you speak and what do you say
when there is only love and Buddha's way

Originally Posted by Legrand

At end of each breath,
There is a present
A new beginning.

This breath,
No presents, no beginning
Just this

Always surprised
In this way of no-calculation :)
To wake up in the morning
Or coming back from a meditation
And always enjoying this moment of transition

At first not knowing who Antoine is
Not knowing where I am
Not knowing what day or time of day it is
Not knowing what there is to do

To gradually sink in the glove the Universe made for me.

Antoine

Originally Posted by Legrand

Always surprised

Love this. ∆

Originally Posted by Eelco

Love this. ∆

Love you