Zen

As for the hibiscus on the roadside -- my horse ate it. (Matsuo Basho)

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:21:17 GMT

As for the hibiscus
on the roadside --
my horse ate it.

(Matsuo Basho)

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

That snail -- one long horn, one short, what's on his mind? (Buson)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:37:21 GMT

That snail --
one long horn, one short,
what's on his mind?
(Buson)

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

Like the little stream Making its way Through the mossy crevices I, too,...

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:38:05 GMT

Like the little stream
Making its way
Through the mossy crevices
I, too, quietly
Turn clear and transparent.
(Ryokan)

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Be a bud sitting quietly on the hedge. Be a smile, one part of wondrous...

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:21:25 GMT

Be a bud sitting quietly on the hedge.
Be a smile, one part of wondrous existence.
Stand here. There is no need to depart.

(Thich Nhat Hahn)

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

In spring wind peach blossoms begin to come apart. Doubts do not grow...

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:05:43 GMT

In spring wind
peach blossoms
begin to come apart.
Doubts do not grow
branches and leaves
/Dogen/

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can...

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:54:04 GMT

"Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy" /Thich Nhat Hahn/

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

One step A hundred crickets Jump (Jerry A. Levy)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:37:39 GMT

One step
A hundred crickets
Jump
(Jerry A. Levy)

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

"A world of dew, and within every dewdrop a world of struggle" /Kobayashi Issa/

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:42:32 GMT

"A world of dew,
and within every dewdrop
a world of struggle"
/Kobayashi Issa/

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

"Learning to live is learning to let go" /Sogyal Rinpoche/

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:46:50 GMT

"Learning to live is learning to let go"
/Sogyal Rinpoche/

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

Along this road Goes no one; This autumn evening (Matsuo Basho)

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:21:21 GMT

Along this road
Goes no one;
This autumn evening

(Matsuo Basho)

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The dragonfly's tail, too day by day grows old /Kobayashi Issa/

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:32:04 GMT

The dragonfly's tail, too
day by day
grows old
/Kobayashi Issa/

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

In one gust the last leaf decides: gone (Robert Henry Poulin)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:37:11 GMT

In one gust
the last leaf decides:
gone
(Robert Henry Poulin)

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

Don't weep, insects -- Lovers, stars themselves, Must part. (Kobayashi Issa)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:38:12 GMT

Don't weep, insects --
Lovers, stars themselves,
Must part.
(Kobayashi Issa)

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

"What is the color of wind?"

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:59:03 GMT

"What is the color of wind?"

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"Water and words... Easy to pour impossible to recover"

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:42:42 GMT

"Water and words... Easy to pour impossible to recover"

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world...

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:21:12 GMT

Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the world earth revolves
- slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future;
Live the actual moment.
Only this moment is life.

(Thich Nhat Hahn)

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Kiss the Earth with your feet. Bring the Earth your love and happiness. The...

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:21:28 GMT

Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Bring the Earth your love and happiness.
The Earth will be safe
when we feel safe in ourselves.

(Thich Nhat Hahn)

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

"Seas are wild tonight . . . stretching over Sado Island Silent clouds of...

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:42:58 GMT

"Seas are wild tonight . . .
stretching over
Sado Island
Silent clouds of stars"
/Basho/

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

"The sound of the water says what I think" /Chuang Tzu/

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:42:42 GMT

"The sound of the water
says what I think"
/Chuang Tzu/

Photo by Gergana Vasileva

To what shall I compare this life of ours? Even before I can say it is like a...

Mon, 03 Nov 2014 20:43:07 GMT

To what shall I compare this life of ours?
Even before I can say
it is like a lightning flash or a dewdrop
it is no more.

/Sengai/

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