Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Ikkyu is one of the most significant, and eccentric, figures in Zen history. To Japanese children, he is a folk hero, mischievous and always out-smarting his teachers. To Zen tradition, however, he is both heretic and saint, frequenting brothels and wine houses as well as warning Zen against its own bureaucratic politicizing. He was eventually named abbot of the seminal, Daitofuji temple, placing him in one of the most important Zen linneages. Ikkyu's dichotomies lie also at the heart of Zen. In 1471, at the age of 77, Ikkyu feel in love with Mori, a blind woman over fifty years his junior. His verse is immediate and poignant, insightful and at times moving. He died eleven years later. *Poems taken from " Crow with No Mouth " . even before trees rocks I was nothing when I'm dead nowhere I'll be nothing this ink painting of wind blowing through pines who hears it? sin like a madman until you can't do anything else no room for any more fuck flattery success money all I do is lie back and suck my thumb one long pure beautiful road of pain and the beauty of death and no pain mirror facing mirror nowhere else passion's red thread is infinite like the earth always under me a woman is enlightenment when you're with her and the red thread of both your passions flare inside you and you see your name Mori means forest like the infinite fresh green distances of your blindness my monk friend has a wierd endearing habit he weaves sandals and leaves them secretly by the roadside no words sitting alone night in my hut eyes closed hands open wisps of an unknown face we're lost where the mind can't find us utterly lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Nisargadatta , " roberibus111 " <Roberibus111 wrote: > > Ikkyu is one of the most significant, and eccentric, figures in Zen > history. To Japanese children, he is a folk hero, mischievous and > always out-smarting his teachers. To Zen tradition, however, he is > both heretic and saint, frequenting brothels and wine houses as well > as warning Zen against its own bureaucratic politicizing. He was > eventually named abbot of the seminal, Daitofuji temple, placing him > in one of the most important Zen linneages. Ikkyu's dichotomies lie > also at the heart of Zen. > In 1471, at the age of 77, Ikkyu feel in love with Mori, a blind > woman over fifty years his junior. His verse is immediate and > poignant, insightful and at times moving. He died eleven years later. > > > > > *Poems taken from " Crow with No Mouth " . > > > > > even before trees rocks I was nothing > when I'm dead nowhere I'll be nothing > > this ink painting of wind blowing through pines > who hears it? > > sin like a madman until you can't do anything else > no room for any more > > fuck flattery success money > all I do is lie back and suck my thumb > > one long pure beautiful road of pain > and the beauty of death and no pain > > mirror facing mirror > nowhere else > > passion's red thread is infinite > like the earth always under me > > a woman is enlightenment when you're with her and the red thread > of both your passions flare inside you and you see > > your name Mori means forest like the infinite fresh > green distances of your blindness > > my monk friend has a wierd endearing habit > he weaves sandals and leaves them secretly by the roadside > > no words sitting alone night in my hut eyes closed hands open > wisps of an unknown face > > we're lost where the mind can't find us > utterly lost > ** Dy-no-mite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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