A Old Zen Poem
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A Old Zen Poem
Since there are other poems posted...here's one old Vietnamese Zen poem from an English translation.
It goes like this:
English
LY THAI TONG (PHAT MA)
(1000-1054)
Response To the Old Masters
On a Fundamental Point of Zen
(The) Mindful Wisdom belongs to no school.
(Saying) neither “I” nor “Not I.”
(All) the Buddhas of (the) past, (the) present, and (the) future
(They) share the same heart.
(translation by)
Kevin Bowen and Nguyen Ba Chung
The words in parenthases () are mine...hopefully added for clarity in English.
Shame on you Shakyamuni for setting the precedent of leaving home.
Did you think it was not there--
in your wife's lovely face
in your baby's laughter?
Did you think you had to go elsewhere (simply) to find it?
from - Judyth Collin
The Layman's Lament
From What Book, 1998, p. 52
Edited by Gary Gach
Did you think it was not there--
in your wife's lovely face
in your baby's laughter?
Did you think you had to go elsewhere (simply) to find it?
from - Judyth Collin
The Layman's Lament
From What Book, 1998, p. 52
Edited by Gary Gach
Re: A Old Zen Poem
I have no heart
for old zen to avoid
come now in emptyness
Sing and blossom
for old zen to avoid
come now in emptyness
Sing and blossom