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Sunshine is Green Leaves

December 23, 2007 – 11:03 am

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.

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A Mother’s Wishes of Her Children - Satisfaction

August 11, 2007 – 4:37 pm

A poem written by Suzuki Akiko for her four children before her death. She was given the opportunity to reflect upon her life and death after having cancer and was very grateful. She came to believe that to continue to live in the preciousness of each day’s life is the most meaningful way to live. [...]

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One Knows Not

June 10, 2007 – 3:18 pm

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.

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