Sunday 7 September 2014

Morning Flowers, Zen, Lesson 1.

In the morning, bowing to all;
In the evening, bowing to all.
Respecting others is my only duty--
Hail to the Never-despising Bodhisattva.

In heaven and earth he stands alone. 

A real monk
Needs
Only one thing--
a heart like
Never-despising Buddha.
-   Ryokan
    Translated by John Stevens
    Three Zen Masters, p. 128


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