Monday, November 1, 2010

All Saints Day

On this All Saints Day, may there be blessing in all of your remembrances and wakefulness in all of your living and loving.

Here is a poem for the occasion from Zen Master Dogen.


"Death Poem"

Fifty-four years lighting up the sky.
A quivering leap smashes a billion worlds.
Hah!
Entire body looks for nothing.
Living, I plunge into Yellow Springs.

- Translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi
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