the moon in the pines looks cold
cloud after cloud drifts up
ridge upon ridge unfolds
the view is for ten-thousand miles
and the pool in the gorge is clear
like looking through a mirror
treasures of a magic terrace
the seven gems can’t match you
~ Pickup
“From Temple Walls, The Collected Poems of Big Shield & Pickup”, trans. by Red Pine, 1984
How far we go to see, straining to look. Let be your eyes.
How hard we listen to hear. Let be your ears.
How we babble to find clarity. Let rest your tongue.
How far we travel to arrive. Remain in stillness.
Too much of this and too much of that and we are thrown off balance
This is where the never-ending turning of the Wheel begins
Rest in original truth
Keep still with the dragon power alive all around you
In complete silence voice will be like thunder
Ears ring with the sounds of stars
Eyes the cold moon in the the pines
Movements invisible
As you are
Beyond even the seven gems
Deep Peace & Great Love, Issan (author) & Zenho Roshi
SCHEDULE 2/11-2/17
MONDAY 6:30AM, ZAZEN AND DOKUSAN AT THE TEAHOUSE, ISSAN SENSEI
TUESDAY 6:30AM, ZAZEN AT THE TEAHOUSE ANDY OPENING
WEDNESDAY 6:30AM. ZAZEN AND DOKUSAN AT THE TEAHOUSE, ISSAN SENSEI
THURSDAY 6:30AM, ZAZEN AT THE TEAHOUSE, ANDY OPENING
FRIDAY 6:30AM, ZAZEN AND DOKUSAN AT THE TEAHOUSE WITH ZENHO ROSHI
NOAH’S POEM
Old cemetery tree
Shades the Dead
Just beyond the supernatural
Lies the
Natural
Wander wander
And let us prepare the
The Palace of Belonging
No Gate Zen Center 