Poem

  • Yunju

    The single Dharma is the essence of all dharmas. The myriad dharmas penetrate the one Dharma.…

  • Diane di Prima

    Even Buddha is lost in this landthe immensitytakes us all with it, pulverizes, & takes us…

  • Anzan Hoshin

    Smoke waved froman incense sticka thousand years agobrings tears to the eye

  • Gesshu Soko 

    There is nothing I can sayabout what is betweenmother and child. Hearing of her death,my life…

  • Mumon

    If you grasp the first word, You will realize the last word. The last word and…

  • Genro

    A cloud rests at the mouth of the cave Doing nothing all day. The moonlight penetrates…

  • Ed Brown

    A dull knife will not cut, Nor a cracked bowl hold water. Putting your mind and…

  • Derek Walcott

    The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door,…

  • Jakushitsu Genko

    To make every day a pleasant day is not an easy task. The doors please and…

  • Genro

    Friends of my childhood Are all well known now. They discuss philosophy; They write essays and…