Ikkyu Sojun Poems (8 Poems)

A Fisherman (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)

Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be ...

I Hate Incense (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)

A master's handiwork cannot be measuredBut still priests wag their tongues explaining the "Way" and babbling about "Zen."This old monk ...

After they die (Ikkyu Sojun Poems)

    Why are people called BuddhasAfter they die?     Because they don't grumble any more,Because they don't make a nuisanceOf themselves any more. ...

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