Category Archives: Dogen

    Making a poem on the tenet of not passing twelve (preset twenty four) hours vainly:   The mind loved secretly Is simply the autumn dusk Of the mountains and rivers In this world.   Jûniji-chû munashiku sugosa-zaru no … Continue reading →

  http://internetzazen.sitemix.jp/?p=3089     Thirty casual poems at my grass hut (32):   Snow has fallen dense, As the valley is deep. Now a nightingale sings: Spring has co-me!     Sōan-no gū-ei sanjisshu (32):   Hima-mo naku Yuki-wa furi-keri … Continue reading →

    Thirty casual poems at my grass hut (31):   Even herbs and trees Without hearts wither today. Doesn’t a person seeing them With the eyes feel sorry?     Sōan-no gū-ei sanjisshu (31):   Kokoro naki Kusa-ki-mo kyou-wa … Continue reading →

    Thirty casual poems at my grass hut (30):   As are the dewdrops on grass Waiting briefly for the morning sun, Do not hurry to rise, The autumn wind in the field!     Sōan-no gū-ei sanjisshu (30): … Continue reading →

    Thirty casual poems at my grass hut (29):   Hindrances in the world Are simply the tails, Remaining without retaining Of the cow’s passing by a window.     Sōan-no gū-ei sanjisshu (29):   Yononaka-wa Mado-yori izuru Kisa-no … Continue reading →

    Thirty casual poems at my grass hut (28):   If someone asks How the Buddha is, The icicle dried up Under the silkworm hut.     Sōan-no gū-ei sanjisshu (28):   Ikanaru-ka Hotoke-to iite Hito towaba Kaiya-ga moto-ni … Continue reading →

    Thirty casual poems at my grass hut (27):   No color is to show As the mind for people, Except for seeing Dews and frost forming.     Sōan-no gū-ei sanjisshu (27):   Kokoro-tote Hito-ni misu-beki Iro-zo naki … Continue reading →