Sesshin Poem nr. 2
And some photos taken at the January 2004 Osesshin in Hokuozan Sogenji
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| Calligrafies by Shodo Harada Roshi |
There's only one real weapon
Against noise
And that is true silence
Which is not a weapon at all
It's Mahakashyapa's smile
It's the flower
The hand that holds the flower
The smile noticing the smile
The meeting of those two minds
Into one
One by one
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| Hokuozan Sogenji Zen Monastery Germany |
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| Shrine at Hokuozan Sogenji and in the Hungary Zendo |
