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Zenryu: God is not real in us, until we are real in him

Zenryu: God is not real in us, until we are real i..

A Poem by zennedpen


Senryu: God and meGod created me as me.I recreated me you see,then, God died in me.Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the f..
Poetry: The pain of pain is more pain, if all you see is the pain

Poetry: The pain of pain is more pain, if all you ..

A Poem by zennedpen


This is a poem, in which I try to understand my great pain of living, and try to come to terms with it, in light of God, and his love. If God, and ..
Poetry/Prose: The consciousness of love is not greater than love

Poetry/Prose: The consciousness of love is not gre..

A Poem by zennedpen


The greatest energy in the World is love, and God is love, so love comes from God. Consciousness though is a tool of Gods for us to use. Consci..
Zen story: The Zen master had a Zenatistic attitude, not normally found in Zen masters.

Zen story: The Zen master had a Zenatistic attitud..

A Story by zennedpen


Two Zen masters have an argument about whether truth can be owned by anyone as their own. Real Zen masters don't ever have attitudes of their own...
Poetry: Who is sitting in the empty seat?

Poetry: Who is sitting in the empty seat?

A Poem by zennedpen


A poem about contemplating on emptiness. Is emptiness ever permanent?
Senryu: The point of pain is within love

Senryu: The point of pain is within love

A Poem by zennedpen


A Japanese form of poetry. This poem shows us that our point of pain is always found in love. When we follow that point back into love, we will..
Zen story: The last koan of a great Zen master determined the new master in his monastery

Zen story: The last koan of a great Zen master det..

A Story by zennedpen


The dying Zen master leaves a koan for his students to solve. The one who solves it quickest will be his successor here in his monastery.
Zen koan: The wood-chopping Zen master chopped wood, for his breakfast.

Zen koan: The wood-chopping Zen master chopped woo..

A Story by zennedpen


A short Zen koan about usefulness.
Zen Story: The would be Zen master, who failed at Zen

Zen Story: The would be Zen master, who failed at ..

A Story by zennedpen


A student, in a Christian school, dabbles with learning some Zen, in a near-by Zen monastery, but is stumped by a koan on stomping.
Zen koan: When does pain become suffering?

Zen koan: When does pain become suffering?

A Story by zennedpen


An old Zen master's thoughts on how pain and suffering connect to each other, and about whether they really need to do so.