Dogen: A Zen monk asked for a verse:

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A Zen monk asked for a verse:

Dogen, Dogen poetry, Buddhist, Buddhist poetry, Zen / Chan poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

by Dogen
(1200 - 1253) Timeline

English version by
Steven Heine

Original Language
Japanese

Buddhist : Zen / Chan

13th Century

"Mind itself is buddha" -- difficult to practice, but easy to explain;
"No mind, no buddha" -- difficult to explain, but easy to practice.

-- from The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine

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Recommended Books

	The Poetry of Zen: (Shambhala Library), Edited by Sam Hamill / Edited by J. P. Seaton
	The Soul is Here for its Own Joy: Sacred Poems from Many Cultures, Edited by Robert Bly
	The Zen Poetry of Dogen: Verses from the Mountain of Eternal Peace, by Steven Heine
	Zen Poetry: Let the Spring Breeze Enter, Translated by Lucien Stryk / Translated by Takashi Ikemoto

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