Unraveling

Pulling Zazen’s thread Undoing the unkempt braid Unraveling self Bowing, to save all beings Dropping all minds and bodies Written … Continue reading Unraveling

Everyday Zen, Wilderness Poetry

Underfoot

One present moment A thousand years together And one moment not Is a thousand years apart Why overlook this mountain … Continue reading Underfoot

Everyday Zen, Wilderness Poetry

It is

When the sun is there Beings see it as it is When the sun is not Beings see it as … Continue reading It is

Everyday Zen

On being

Changing aspen leafand unchanging evergreenabide in the breezeAnd abiding in no doubtthey are mountains and rivers Written in the most … Continue reading On being

Everyday Zen

Things we did right

We bravely looked into their eyes We smiled at them We asked them their names We listened to their stories … Continue reading Things we did right

Everyday Zen

The current

In one moment a leaf alights on a flowing stream and all this matters The leaf and stream display the … Continue reading The current

Everyday Zen

The front porch

I find a being Just sitting On the sunrise porch Whisps all whisping In the morning breezes Here’s an effortless … Continue reading The front porch

Everyday Zen

Joy beyond comparison

Who allows this happiness to lie in the hands of a stranger? Who is the one that takes away this … Continue reading Joy beyond comparison