Tag Archives: Ch’an

Monk practicing (Fragment and Poem)

Posted on April 20, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

Fragment In a forest clearing stands a hut. The hut is small, consisting of a single room. Built from wood gathered from the forest it is the home of a solitary monk. For a few hours during the day he … Continue reading →

Posted in Fragments, Poems | Tagged Ch'an, Cherry Blossom, Day, Dharma, Flowers, Food, Forest, Friend, Hut, Ice, Leaves, Mat, Meditation, Monk, Moonlight, Night, Snow, Sun, Tea, Water, Zazen, Zen | Leave a comment

Untitled

Posted on April 16, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

Oh, hi, hello there. I would introduce myself but I don’t really have a name. But if you want to you can give me a name if it makes this encounter easier for you. Trout? Very well. For this conversation … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Being, Buddhism, Ch'an, Conversation, Cosmos, Dialogue, Dragon, God, Is, Space, Trout, Universe, Zen | 1 Comment

Cut Up – 5 Chinese poets and poems

Posted on February 23, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

I have been thinking of a cut – up piece for a while now. But whenever I have tried to create a cut – up whatever I was writing was always written with the intention of being cut up, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged At the Hua - Shan hermitage of adept Ma Tai, Birds, Ch'an, Chia Tao, Chinese, Cloud, Clouds, Cut, Cut up, Deer-Gate, Emptiness, Fish-Bridge Island, Flutter, Forests, Gate, Gibbons, Hat, Incandescent, Juxtaposition, Juxtapositions, Lotus Peak, Master P'ang, Meng Hao Jan, Meng Hao Ran, Moon, Moonlight, Mount Hua, Mountains, Mourning Yin Yao, Night, Pao Hsien, Path, Po Chu-I, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Reading Ch'an Sutras, Recluse, Returning Home to Deer - Gate Mountain at night, Rivers, Silence, Silent, Stone-Tower Mountain, Tigers, Up, Wang Wei, Written on the Wall at Master Wei Feng's, Yellow River, Zen | Leave a comment

Mountain Recluse (Hermitage) (A series of fragments)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

The cliff rises out of the dense mist, the summit shadowed by thick clouds, drifting in azure sky. Birds navigate in the heavens, gibbons cry out from boundless forests. Dwelling deep within these rivers and mountains, I journey back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fragments | Tagged Ancient Recluse, Azure, Bamboo, Buddhism, Buddhist, Ch'an, Chia Tao, Clouds, Dark - Engima, Deer, Fog, Forests, Gibbons, Heavens, Herbs, Hermit, Hermitage, Hsieh Ling-Yun, Hut, Idle Stillness, Magpies, Meng Hao Jan, Meng Hao Ran, Mist, Moon, Mountains, Pregnant Emptiness, Raft, Recluse, Rivers, Shih - Shu, Sky, Staff, Stars, Thatch, Trout, Water, Wilderness, Wind, Zen | Leave a comment

Mado

Posted on February 5, 2011 by skyraftwanderer

We are distant from Mado but its residents are near. If you seek Mado you will not find it. If you are seeking you are thinking and Mado requires a clear mind. If you are being sought then you shall … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ancient, Birds, Buddhism, Ch'an, Dharma, Dust, Forests, Garden, Gibbons, Huts, Kasa, Mado, Mat, Mats, Melon, Melons, Meng Hao Jan, Meng Hao Ran, Mist, Mountain, Mountains, Pao Hsien, Plants, Rags, Recluse, Rivers, Robes, Shih - Shu, Silence, Silent, Tiger, Tigers, Vines, Wordless, Zen | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Ch’an

Monk practicing (Fragment and Poem)

Untitled

Mountain Recluse (Hermitage) (A series of fragments)

Mado

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