Zen can offer something very simple, very direct and readily accessible to anyone seeking inner peace, seeking healing in some form, or seeking answers to questions such as ‘Who am I?’ ‘How can I find meaning in my life?’ ‘How can I live in a most authentic way?’
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Watch Your
watch
your step;
the dogshit
in your path
is really
diamonds
Watch Your
(part II)
on the other hand,
watch your step;
the dogshit
in your path
is really
dogshit
no wonder my hands stink,
cleaning this stuff
off my feet
& looking for
diamonds
Listening to the Ants Scream?
daruma’s
right eye
has opened;
now,
what is …
Short Breaths
Mountain trail–breath
Going up, going down
Deep lake below.
Tear down the fences,
leave the gates.
I cut the grass–
Green smells
Nightfall Stars
A child
Again.
Rock on the ground
Moon in the cosmos–
Breathe this.
The unreturned call–
Silent gaze
Two crossed paws.
Gatha
May the
Big Buddha
Moon & Sun
Rise …
by Ruben Habito
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of articles on The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures. View all the available articles of the series here.
By way of preparation for this third picture, let me …
