DREAMING INTO ZEN!
I dreamt that I was standing on a
Shakespearian stage,
With foot lights glaring on my face,
To perform before a live audience!
There were no prompters around,
And I could only hear the soliloquy of
my own sound!
I spoke about life and death, and of life
hereafter,
When someone from the audience shouted,
' Friend, nothing comes hereafter! '
I wished that I could prove him wrong,
But I had my part to perform!
Later on reflecting, I thought perhaps that
man was right!
We must live this life in its instants and
abide!
Perhaps heaven and hell was the creation of
our mind!
So let us turn inwards and through zazen*,
Awaken our inner consciousness to attain
enlightenment;
For this is the Philosophy of Japanes Zen!
- Raj Nandy
New Delhi
09 Sep 08
(*Zazen is the sitting meditative posture - adopted by the
great BUDDHA.)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Zen is the nature.is it science, art, innerconscience what is zen? Your poem brought the truth of that........ first recognize ourselves and the universe..... my words smile smile smile! ! ! is nothing but zen the words of zen and the respect it carries...........