yes
this
now
here
being
all
existence
life
presence
living
perfect

Short Zen Poems, Koans • Zen Quotes
Mindfulness Meditation Poetry

people who focus on
and care for their souls
carry a special beauty
around lingering about
glowing and exciting
radiating with wonder
a universal innocence
the eternal origin
of every world

Short Zen Poems, Koans • Zen Quotes
Mindfulness Meditation Poetry

what is zen mind?
how can there be
a zen mind?

perhaps zen mind
is big mind
THE mind
intelligence itself
the capacity to witness
as opposed to
the capacity to know
if knowing is over time

perhaps zen mind
is this moment only
with nothing in it
but the recognition
of itself as
free and beautiful
joyous and boundless

Short Zen Poems, Koans • Zen Quotes
Mindfulness Meditation Poetry

self discovery is all we ever do
whether in ourselves or others

though it never ends
shapes and sizes
details
characteristics
ways and means
diversity yes

self is at the heart
self is the same there
in all, no different
simply being
all

Short Zen Poems, Koans • Zen Quotes
Mindfulness Meditation Poetry