Tag Archives: Zen

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Tidy house; Tidy Mind

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A tidy house is a tidy mind. Pick up the little pieces and find peace underneath it. Cracks and crevasses imbedded with Zen settled in. Once purified we can find the where’s and why’s. I find mine long before 9 am. Cleaning again as I always do. I must be thorough; scour the house for tidbits of dirt; I refurbish. Making the bed with care, whats here; whats there. All of the dishes sparkle clean and the drawers they are in. Desks and tables scrubbed to shine; of course cannot forget my shrine. A tidy house is a tidy mind.

Buddhism, My Poetry, Poetry

Morning Zendo

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Contentment comfortably is the greatest luxury.

A mansion is not needed to rest your eyes.

Keep clean where you abide.

I am rich in spirit; In my lines you hear it.

Health is wealth; so build the self.

But do not attach to life; as we are all sent death.

Use your home as a Zendo of peace.

Everything you have is everything that you need.

Illusions of riches soon we lose with attrition.

Meditation on the dharma; the life has been given.

I am no teacher; so I’ll just have a seat.

Loving the poetry; in my Zendo retreat.

Anime, My Poetry, Poetry

Night falls in the city.

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Night falls in the city and the sky grows dark.

The city? Lights up.

A hustle to work turns to endeavoring perks.

Nightly numbers to bring home in the covers.

Or simply a dinner with your love.

How many drinks on a Friday night?

Hopefully endless. Am I right?

However I choose to ignore the calling.

Into bed Im crawling.

With my kitty cats and zen music I drift away.

Friday night. Just another day.

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Blot Jot In Rhyme Form

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Peaceful sleep and awake with ease.

Move words on pages like I have Telekeniiii-Sis.

Slide into creative form you can adore.

When it comes to rhyme; its always time for more.

I’m like a solar flare creating an aura.

Awareness clearness, un-scared I open Pandora.

I find bliss in emptiness, what do you wish?

Manifest destiny gives me a kiss.

Blessings upon blessing contest with the never-resting.

Not flexing, Or am I, What is my ego still repressing?

Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, My Poetry, Photography, Poetry

Focus. Sit inside the lotus. Monkey and Mindful.

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Its good day for mindfulness plus unwind-full-bliss.

Nothing to find, no eye, no thought of shh… persists.

Remain focused! Dont let the monkey mind escape the lotus.

Come back monkey! You thought I wouldn’t notice!

Now have a seat. Breathe in. Breathe out. Repeat.

Recite these mantras, escape away with me.

Give me yer hand. Off to the pure land.

Mindful and monkey together… To serve the world now…

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A meditation poem.

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Each breath is a blessing, Resting your mind

Calming you and guiding you with ease

Every moment is taken with awareness of all sensations

Let the daily tasks of life become ones meditation

Always aware and returning to a breath of peace

If hungry? Eat. If tired? Sleep. Simplify life

For example… What possessions do we truly need?

To question is zen… To question is mindfulness

Ask yourself why one would cling to worldly possessions

But let not a possession cloud ones mind either

Return to your breath upon every reflection

To let go of ones worldly attachments will end the suffering

With everything being impermanent, why attach?

Choosing to move on with mindfulness and peace

Think of others and what you may have to offer them for their needs

A childhood saying… Do unto others what you wish done unto you

And after that thought, we return to the breath once again…

In… and out…

Focusing on the breath, let your thoughts come and go,

Do not dwell on them

Let the thought go…

In… and out…