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Rain in Autumn

Jakushitsu, Jakushitsu poetry, Buddhist, Buddhist poetry, Zen / Chan poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry by Jakushitsu
(1290 - 1367) Timeline

English version by
Arthur Braverman

Original Language
Japanese
Buddhist : Zen / Chan
14th Century

Look at the moon before you point or speak

Illuminating the sky
     an unstained round light

If your face doesn't possess the monk's discerning eye

You become blinded by evening rains of autumn

 

 

-- from A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu, Translated by Arthur Braverman

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Themes

  Light
  Moon
  Sky
  Water
 


Recommended Books


A Quiet Room: The Poetry of Zen Master Jakushitsu, Translated by Arthur Braverman
The Roaring Stream: A New Zen Reader, Edited by Nelson Foster
Zen Masterclass: A Graduated Course in Zen Wisdom from Traditional Masters, by Stephen Hodge

 

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