Note. There is a small number of quotes and poems by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi Although he is not Buddhist but a Persian Sufi I have selected some of his poems. His spirit has Zen quality and today Rumi’s poems can be heard in churches, synagogues and Zen monasteries. The teachings of [...]
translated by Yasuda Joshu roshi
and Anzan Hoshin roshi
(excerpted from the forthcoming book, “The Treasury of Luminosity” 
Written by Master Xu-Yun in his 19th year
From “Empty Cloud: The Autobiography of the Chinese Zen Master”.
Translate by Charles Luk. Rev. and edited by Richard Hunn
The Keiso dokuzi
Hakuin Zenji
Keiso dokuzui
The Five, Ranks of The Apparent and the Real:
The Orally Transmitted Secret Teachings
of the Monk Who Lived on Mount To
We do not know by whom the Jeweled-mirror Samadhi was composed. From Sekito Osho, Yakusan Osho, and Ungan Osho, it was transmitted from master to master and handed down within [...]
Tung-shan Liang-chieh (Chinese: 洞山良价; pinyin: Dongshan Liangjie; Japanese: Tozan Ryokai) (806-869) was an ancient Chinese Ch’an (Zen, Jap.) master who is the credited founder of the Tsao-tung Cha’n lineage, also known as Soto Zen which was brought to Japan by Dogen Zenji. He was the dharma successor of Ungan Donjo (781? - 841). He [...]
Zen Poetry
Selected Quotations
VIII
You’re bound to become a buddha if you practice.
If water drips long enough
Even rocks wear through.
It’s not true thick skulls can’t be pierced;
People just imagine their minds are hard.
- Shih-wu (1272-1352)
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