An Impersonal Matter

by Shin

 

 

 

 

I like Zen. Besides a host of other things,

It is a marvellous way of expression,

Especially if you've had way too much

Of the old 'smootheroo' from the passions.

But Zen is not especially a religion,

Its a way of life for many people,

Who don't even know what Zen is.

Its a wonderful life for academics,

More so for the students of antiquities,

Which has nothing to do with archeology,

But with the stuff that's a riddle in life.

It refers to the impersonal natures,

Abstract speech, body language, gardening

Relative natures and the dizziness of love.

Zen helps in many places to create perspectives,

But where a person goes digging in ancient places,

And encounters the bloody sons of Arya,

They might think Zen is devoid of feeling,

But hey, its the 21st century, anything goes,

Particularly in taking a second look at things,

That we thought was a god forsaken mistake,

Before, in the mists of ideals we prefer to forget.

 

 

 

Reviews

[Southern Cross]

Zen takes us back to the basics of nature and thought..purity of form not just in a garden but in the mind..creating tranquility of order ..nicely written

[Marie]

Zen is a garden, to be carefully cultivated...