Ah – zen mind wu-wei
moving without intension
sunrise in the morn
without a klesa*
without begging daily bread
the way is still clear
reflecting this morn
upon the way of darma
where’s the teddy bear
no temple bells ring
just birds singing in the sky
illumination
eat when you’re hungry
when you’re tired sleep – don’t reason
the pooh will show you
*In Japanese Buddhism the kāṣāya (monks robes) is called kesa (Jp. 袈裟).
These are beautiful.Thanks for the link.
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You Charlie Roshi is still inspring me 😉
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Lovely, Georgia!! I have that book in English and the first time I saw it was a friend of mine who is a social worker. Very wise haiku:)
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Ah…so (she says as sh does gasho- which is a little bow to say hello or goodbye 😉 )
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Ah…So 😉
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🙂
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Beautiful! I love Pooh! 🙂 I don’t know if you saw this, but I think you could link up here– it’s a week of dedication to children’s literature over at TipsyLit: http://tipsylit.com/2014/02/10/let-out-your-inner-child-tipsy-lit-childrens-lit-week/
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I’m looking into it now, thanks for the info and I’m glad you like the haiku!
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11 Feb 2014 – Tanka
Baby Bear roshi,
teacher of the Middle Way,
paw points to the moon.
Not too hot and not too cold –
sit down and eat your porridge.
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eating my porridge
smothered in milk and honey
moonfaced sensei says
the sound of one hand clapping
is the clinking of a spoon
now…that was hard to come up…thanks for your lovely comment! 😀
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sunshine, dear one – even during weeks of rain!
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Thanks dear friend so much for the visit! Believe it or not the sun just came out less than half an hour ago…makes me smile!
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The sun is good! 😉
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Sure is! 🙂
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