Zen Chaos Writing

Luminosity On the edge of a field There remains a smattering of old gourds, Not quite yet shriveled, But past their sell-by date Set out to be taken by nature— And on the edge of my mind There remains a scattering of past thoughts, Not quite yet withered But past their use value Ready to be replaced by Infinite luminosity Raining down From an expansive sky. Eightfold: Zen Poetry for Blindly Clasping Beings is a collection of sixty poems that reflect the author’s continual con

The poem Immeasurable refers to Buddhism's Four Immeasurables--for the hopeful, a prayer of sorts; for the secular, a way of reforming one's intentions towards others via active reinforcement of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.