Three Poems

Unflappable
Under the thick clouds
The mountain
Never ceases to observe the dawn of the world

IMGpome Imperturbable recadr

Motionless mountains
Traversed by the wind
Silent
Suspended
The song of the birds

IMGpome Montagnes immobiles recadre

Strength of the autumn rain
Awakens sleeping minds
Nothing flows on the banks of emptiness
Peaceful the tree contemplates
The cloudless sky

Patrick Pargnien

The first two poems are from the collection « N'attrapez pas les nuages », p.16 and 36, 2018,
Chinese ink illustrations by Armand Saliba

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The 108 luminous Dharma Gates

The Dharma Gates are teachings coming from nature and from sutras. They lead - if they are put into practice - to the awakening and a happy life, in accordance with this awakening.

The main Gate is zazen, the Zen meditation. But Buddha gave many more teachings which also lead to the awakening. An old sutra (which Master Dogen added to his Shobogenzo) contains 108 “Gates”, because they are the key of an unlimited enjoyment, as the Bodhisattva who presented them said.

You will find in this volume the last 62 Gates, translated and commented by Master Roland Yuno Rech.

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