I want to make sure that everyone see's Seikan's new group, and considers to dive in (even if, like me, all poems I write have "roses are red ... ").
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Gassho, Jundo
stlah
Beginning this month, we will gather around one or two carefully selected poems (or occasionally a longer verse text) and explore together how they speak to our practice, our lives, and the Dharma in general.
Poetry has long been interwoven with Buddhism—and Zen, in particular. One reason for this is that poetry can be a powerful means of using language to point beyond language, expressing something of the ineffable that cannot be fully captured in words. Yet, as words are what we have to work with, poets have used them (often quite sparingly) to point towards the Dharma in unique and insightful ways.
The format will be simple. Around the 15th of each month, I will post one or more selected poems in this forum. Everyone is invited to read, reflect, and participate in your own way. You may join us for a monthly live discussion via Zoom (typically on the third Sunday of the month), and/or share your reflections here in the forum.
Our selections will be drawn primarily from Zen literature, but will also (from time to time) include poetry and verse from other contemplative traditions and writers whose work resonates with common Zen themes such as impermanence, interconnection, simplicity, silence, and direct experience.
There are no formal commitments and no books to buy.
Poetry has long been interwoven with Buddhism—and Zen, in particular. One reason for this is that poetry can be a powerful means of using language to point beyond language, expressing something of the ineffable that cannot be fully captured in words. Yet, as words are what we have to work with, poets have used them (often quite sparingly) to point towards the Dharma in unique and insightful ways.
The format will be simple. Around the 15th of each month, I will post one or more selected poems in this forum. Everyone is invited to read, reflect, and participate in your own way. You may join us for a monthly live discussion via Zoom (typically on the third Sunday of the month), and/or share your reflections here in the forum.
Our selections will be drawn primarily from Zen literature, but will also (from time to time) include poetry and verse from other contemplative traditions and writers whose work resonates with common Zen themes such as impermanence, interconnection, simplicity, silence, and direct experience.
There are no formal commitments and no books to buy.
Gassho, Jundo
stlah
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