Poems from our clergy
Selected Poems by Fa Guang
by Fa Guang Shakya
Published Mar 12, 2009
Origins The Mind knows beyond farhere a blooming weedout there a fading star Sitting Through It Thoughts of my hometown...how many worlds are there,shimmering in and out of the mind? Tao Lesson We hear the wind whisper in languages foreignAnd study one cloud through a hall of mirrors.Sights and sounds understood by none.No nouns, no... Read more
Time to Clean the House
by Fa Guang, OHY
Published Mar 12, 2009
So little time, so much to do.Sweep unpleasant thingsUnder the rug of Time.Divide seconds into smaller parts.But clocks have no room For smaller "parts."No time, just a continuum.A verse with no rhyme,Coming from nowhere, going nowhere.Yet here is where I am,And there is where I was,Or perhaps where I will be.And... Read more
Chan Teachings of Hsu Yun
by Fa Lian of Greece
Published Jun 20, 2006
Power Point shows The Chan Teachings of Hsu Yun, part four The Chan Teachings of Hsu Yun, part five Read more
The Meanderer: the Woman and the Little Mirrors
by Fa Lian Shakya of Greece
Published Apr 11, 2005
The Meanderer: the Woman and the Little Mirrors Read more
Just Sitting - Black Mountain
by Fa Lian Shakya of Greece
Published Mar 15, 2005
Sitting on top of the waxen rock mountain - Looking nowhere, looking everywhere, Seeking rebirth. I'll know the place when I see it Even if clouds are hiding it most of the time. Life is like a dream in a dream and nightmare too ... The only Way... Read more
Next Movement
by Fa Lian Shakya of Greece
Published Aug 24, 2003
Sitting in the dark Sitting on top of the stairs The little child is looking nowhere, Looking everywhere - Getting strength for the goal to overcome The dark with the light within. Time was slow and heavy was it future or past When waiting in the present? The scenery... Read more