13 Beautiful and Insightful Zen Poems and Koans!
Article by Chun Jia
Zen poems and koans are parts of the tradition of Buddhism. They have been written and uttered by the faith believers for the purpose of bringing about knowledge, wisdom, rationality, and others. Zen Buddhism means understanding and interpreting reality in a quite unique way. Through zen poems and koans, one can understand more deeply all the things that surround us. While the former centers on poetry and expression, koans on the other hand help you bring about enlightenment in your life. Here are thirteen examples of zen poems and koans that have a beautiful and insightful theme:
ZEN POEMS
IEffortlessness Beauty
Effortlessness Beautythe more effortless the more natural the more beautiful the more eternal the more
IIMind at Peace
When the mind is at peace,the world too is at peace.Nothing real, nothing absent.Not holding on to reality,not getting stuck in the void,you are neither holy or wise, justan ordinary fellow who has completed his work.
IIIMeditation and Mindfulness
in deep meditation all boundaries drop awareness is all wholeness, bliss
in utter mindfulness unbridled awareness beholds, appreciates witnesses, IS
love lovingly loves the lover and the loved
IVKoan the Barbarianwhat is the hand of one sound clapping?
VSuchness
The wind traverses the vast sky,clouds emerge from the mountains;Feelings of enlightenment and things of the worldare of no concern at all.
VISerenity
At Nantai I sit quietly with an incense burning,One day of rapture, all things are forgotten,Not that mind is stopped and thoughts are put away,But that there is really nothing to disturb my serenity.
VIISitting alone on an Autumn Night
I sit alone sad at my whitening hairWaiting for ten o'clock in my empty houseIn the rain the hill fruits fallUnder the lamp grasshoppers soundWhite hairs will never be transformedThat elixir is beyond creationTo eliminate decrepitudeStudy the absolute.
VIIIPassing the Temple
Tonigh! t he wal ks with his light stick,Stops by the Tiger Stream's source,Asks us to listen to the mountain sound,Goes home again by clear waters.Endless blossoms in the stillness.Bird-cries deep in the valleys.Now he'll sit in empty hills.IX
My HovelThe world before my eyes is wan and wasted, just like me.The earth is decrepit, the sky stormy, all the grass withered.No spring breeze even at this late date,Just winter clouds swallowing up my tiny reed hut.In pine-winds, feel the touch of autumn.
KOANS
I
If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
II
Without thinking of good or evil, show me your original face before your mother and father were born.
III
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
Koans and zen poems are not only for those who practice and worship Buddhism. They are for people who need help in order to transform their lives or perhaps need knowledge and enlightenment.
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