“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” –Luke 6:31 “One should seek from others the happiness one desires for himself” –The Buddha “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own…
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Garden Stroll
Blessed guardian— Standing still and vigilant. Friend of winter black. Garden of flowers, Black and white among rainbows. Leaves float in water. White hunter on wing— Silent under the moonlight. Bare trees marching on.
Tagged with: art, companionship, dog, emotion, family, forest, garden, Haiku, knowledge, life paths, love, owl, paths, reflection, skunk, symbology, tea, temple guardian, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Master Raven Koan 2-The Teacher’s Jar
A teacher stood before his students at the end of the year. As class began, the teacher filler a glass jar with large rocks from the ground around him. Before long the jar was filled to the top. The teacher…
Tagged with: glass jar, individual, journey, joy, large things, life, overwhelmed, parable, pathway, pebbles, Priorities and a Jar, rocks, sand, self, small things, stones in your life, story, symbology, teacher, The teacher, time management
Posted in Koans
Posted in Koans
Desert Winter
Bear in winter sleep- Mountains cloaked in misty mask, Sun on icy grass.
Indulgence
Overfull bellies- Heavy eyes drifting in sleep. One more piece of pie.
Tagged with: autumn, emotions, Haiku, individual, indulgence, joy, meal, Overindulgence, pie, self, simplicity, sleep, symbology, Thanksgiving
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Winter Blossoms
Chill blanket of white- Cloaks forest and field alike. Pink promise of spring.
Tagged with: cold, emotion, faith, Four Gentlemen, Haiku, harmony, hope, journey, late winter, meihua, plum, plum blossom, promise, Prunus mume, seasons, silence, snow, symbology, Three Friends of Winter, ume, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Honey Promenade
Sunflower on walk. Maple tree veiling kinfolk. Golden rose abed. Sweet nectar dripping, Bees buzzing one sing song voice. Honeysuckle breeze. Distant heat shimmers. Dry winds carry desert sound. Liquid gold dips…
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 