From the book, The Sun My Heart.
Let us amuse ourselves for a moment with a dance, so that we can better understand “knowing”. Suppose I say, “I know that it’s windy.” “I” refers more to my mind than my body, so this sentence really means, “My mind knows that it is windy.” Mind is the [...]
Sunshine is green leaves
Green leaves are sunshine
Sunshine is not different from green leaves
Green leaves are not different from sunshine
The same is true of all forms and colors.
by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Zen poems:
One Knows Not.
A zen poem on “One has it; the other has not.”
Don’t be overjoyed at the right.
Don’t be distressed over the wrong.
For the ancient Masters, things are like flowers and blossoms;
Peach blossoms are red, plum blossoms are white, and roses are pink.
Though I ask the spring breeze why they are so, it knows nothing.