Friday, May 27, 2011

A bloom is a world, a leaf is a Buddha

Zen Poem [Ask Buddha]
By tshang dbyangs rgya mtsho (1683 – 1706) Dalai Lama VI
Translated by Laijon Liu 20110527

Sitting is Zen, walking is Zen
A bloom is a world, a leaf is a Buddha
Spring comes, plants are green
Autumn arrives, leaves are fallen
The Great Wisdom is a heart at ease
Words or silence, move or still
All come naturally through peace

Chinese:
坐亦禅,行亦禅,
一花一世界,一叶一如来,
春来花自青,
秋至叶飘零,
无穷般若心自在,
语默动静体自然