Edgar, I like that!
--- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > Bill, > > Reminds me of when I was living in San Francisco and spending a lot of time > in Golden Gate park I used to write Buddhist maxims and haiku on eucalyptus > leaves and leave them around the park for people to find..... > > Edgar > > > > On Jul 21, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Bill! wrote: > > > I clean my teeth in water drawn from a cold well; > > And while I brush my clothes, I purify my mind; > > Then, slowly turning pages in the Tree-Leaf Book, > > I recite, along the path to the eastern shelter. > > ...The world has forgotten the true fountain of this teaching > > And people enslave themselves to miracles and fables. > > Under the given words I want the essential meaning, > > I look for the simplest way to sow and reap my nature. > > Here in the quiet of the priest's temple courtyard, > > Mosses add their climbing colour to the thick bamboo; > > And now comes the sun, out of mist and fog, > > And pines that seem to be new-bathed; > > And everything is gone from me, speech goes, and reading, > > Leaving the single unison. > > > > Art by Zhao Wuchao (1944 ~) > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
