fa-hsin

Great is the problem of life and death, Of being and not-being, Of will and not-will, Of right and not-right, Of truth and not-truth, Of great love and no-love, Of great passions and no-passion, Of you and me, But see, see the sun and moon, They live together and the earth blooms. Fa-hsin, a musing

Spring arrives, hope in heart, Wind blows and takes away old leaves, New leaves shoot this may. Fa-hsin, Haiku

If one can stay for longer in meditations, one can be a Buddha. There is a Zen Story. A student of Zen went to his meditation teacher and said, “Meditation is so difficult; I feel distracted, my legs ache, and I scrumptiously fall asleep; this is unbearable!” “It will pass,” said the master. A week later, the student came back to the master. “My meditation is wonderful! I feel aware, so peaceful, so alive! It’s just wonderful!’ “It will pass,” the master said. Meditate, stay longer, thinking...