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Tag Archives: satori
Entering the stream:
With circular wave, A raindrop enters the stream – Irises tremble.
The barely noticed kiss:
A downy feather, Drifting slowly to the ground – Touch worth waiting for.
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Tagged awakening, enlightenment, feather, gentleness, grace, haiku, kiss, poetry, realisation, satori, sensitivity, softness, subtlety, taking time, touch, unnoticed, waiting
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Inter-being:
A zafu is a Zen meditation cushion used for zazen (sitting meditation). This haiku is quite esoteric, illustrating the Zen understanding of emptiness and reality…….if it makes you curious, try reading some Shunryu Suzuki or maybe Brad Warner. Zafu … Continue reading
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Tagged absence, annaca, Brad Warner, Buddhism, Dogen, emptiness, enlightenment, esoteric, family, haiku, impermanence, inter-being, interconnectedness, meditation, poetry, presence, satori, separation, Shunryu Suzuki, sunyata, wabi sabi, zafu, Zen
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Stillness and fruition:
Fluffy willow seeds, Floating in all directions – Strawberries ripen.
