Finding a teacher to learn the truth Is nothing special It’s like riding a cow to return home. If you can stride freely atop A hundred foot pole Countless buddhas will only be Sparks in your eyes. ~ Buhyu Sunsoo (1543-1615)
Tag: zen
Know there is nothing to know
Use the wisdom of a diamond to control and rule it, since just like a plant, there is nothing to know. To know there is nothing to know is the wisdom to know everything. ~ Tao-shin (580-651)
Is there anything else to remember?
I only open my eyes for the spring wind And the autumn moon. ~ Hamhur Kiwha (1376-1433)
Don’t covet
Not knowing its strength, The mosquito sucked too much blood to fly. Don’t covet what others value. You’ll pay for it someday. ~ Naong Haegun (1320-1376)
The essential technique of zazen
If random thoughts should occur to you unexpectedly, let them go straight away. Do not follow them. This is the essential technique of zazen.
The valley stream
Rain, hail, snow, and ice: All are different, But when they fall They become the same water As the valley stream. – Ikkyu (1394-1481)
Dust in the eye
One grain of dust in the eye Will render the Three Worlds Too small to see ~ Muso Soseki (1275-1351)
Wandering
My treasure is the cloud on the peak The moon over the valley Travelling east or west Light and free on the one road I don’t know whether I’m on the way Or at home. ~ Muso Soseki (1275-1351)
Lifetimes seldom fill a hundred years
I live far off in the wild Where moss and woods Are thick and plants perfumed I can see mountains rain or shine And never hear market noise I light a few leaves in my stove to heat tea To patch my robe I cut off a cloud Lifetimes seldom fill a hundred years Why […]
leave the world behind
I’ve left the world far behind, My robe is covered with moss; A small bundle of firewood burns, Brightening the night. ~ Ryokan (1758-1831)