1. Poems about Zen
In Chinese history, literati and poets left many poems about Zen. I personally like these poems about Zen:
1. Inscribed on Yigong’s Zen Room
Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty
Yigong practiced Zen meditation, Jieyuyikonglin.
There is a beautiful peak outdoors and many deep ravines in front of the steps.
The sun sets and the rain falls, and the green sky falls in the shade of the courtyard.
Only by looking at the lotus flower can you know that your mind is not contaminated.
2. Passed by Tanxing Shanrenshan Courtyard of Guanghua Temple
Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
Holding a bamboo stick at dusk, they were waiting for each other at Huxitou.
Urge guests to hear the sound of mountains and return to their houses to follow the flow of water.
The wild flowers are blooming, and the valley birds are singing quietly.
Sitting in the sky at night, the forest is silent, and the wind in the pines is as straight as autumn.
3. Visiting Zen Master Cao Cao at Qinglong Temple in the summer
Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
An old man from Longzhong walked slowly to visit the Zen palace.
If you want to ask about the meaning of meaning, you will know from afar that emptiness means emptiness.
In the eyes of mountains, rivers and heaven, in the Dharmakaya of the world.
Don’t blame the heat, it can cause the earth wind.
4. Collection of Brothers’ Courtyard on Tanbi of Qinglong Mountain
Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty
It was originally a pure place, with bamboo trees leading to the shade.
The eaves contain green mountains, and the human heart is beyond the world.
5. Inscribed on the Zen courtyard behind Poshan Temple
Chang Jian, Tang Dynasty
Entering the ancient temple early in the morning, the first sun shines on the high forest.
The winding path leads to a secluded place, and the Zen room is surrounded by flowers and trees.
The light of the mountains pleases the birds, and the shadows of the ponds empty the hearts of the people.
Everything is silent, only the sound of bells and chimes can be heard.
6. Titled Donglin Bailian
Tang Dynasty Qiji
The great scholar was born in Tushita, and the empty pond was full of white lotus.
Under the bright moon in the autumn wind, in front of the Zhairi Shadow Hall.
After the color, the fragrance is scattered, and the fragrance is different and burning.
Who knows that the uncontaminated nature has a good heart.
7. Occasional title of Ci'en Temple
Tang Dynasty·Zheng Gu
The past has long become a sigh, how can it be bothered by labor and life.
Therefore, the mountain never returns home at night, and the tall tower climbs alone when the weather is clear.
There are deer in the autumn garden listening to Buddhist scriptures in the woods, and monks sweeping leaves at sunset by the river.
After I chanted, I thought about Shuangfeng, and I once saw the ice waterfall in Anxi.
8. Shitan Jishi
Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty
The ten volumes of Shurangama are in the eternal heart, and the spring breeze is where there is a close friend.
Just look at the flowers blooming on the lake and people walking freely in the water.
9. Visiting Ren Gong at Fahai Temple
Zheng Banqiao of the Qing Dynasty
The trees are all over the sky, the mountains are full of leaves, and the cool north wind blows through the cassocks.
I don’t know how much autumn tastes like. I roll up the Xiang curtain and ask about the setting sun. 2. Ancient poems describing Zen
Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. If there is nothing in the first place, how can it cause dust?
Dai Shulun, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in "Sending Master Yu on a Tour": "The laws and meanings are connected to foreign studies, and the poetry and thoughts enter the Zen pass; the smoke and scenery come by chance, and the grace and beauty "With Dao Xian."
Liu Zongyuan's poem "Snow on the River": "Thousands of birds have disappeared, and thousands of people have disappeared. The lone man in the boat is fishing in the cold river snow."
< p> This admirable quatrain can be appreciated as a poem depicting scenery. However, because the artistic conception in the poem is consistent with the state of Zen enlightenment, it is more Zen-like to appreciate it from the perspective of Zen poetry. The fisherman (also representing the author himself) is fishing alone on the Hanjiang River, surrounded by a vast expanse of white. His state of mind, which is integrated with the heaven and earth, indistinguishable, and crystal clear, is not the way for a Zen man to find his destination, his true heart, and his discovery. The Zen state of one’s own nature?Jiao Ran's poem "Wearing the Bell" written by Jiao Ran of the Tang Dynasty: "On the cold mountain in the ancient temple, the distant bell raises the good wind. The sound is still loose in the moonlight, and resounds across the frosty sky. A Zen son in the eternal night, in a cold state of mind." The poet monk used ancient temples, cold mountains, pine moons, frosty sky, and bells to construct a quiet and quiet environment. He eliminated the physical realm with the subjective "state of mind" of the "Zen son" and wrote about the wonderful state of the Zen monk entering the Zen state. Therefore, we say that "artistic conception" is the soul of Zen poetry. Even if a good Zen poem does not have the words "Buddha" or "Zen", the artistic conception it creates - Zen state, will still shock people's soul and enjoy the beauty.
Guanxiu of the Five Dynasties, "Occasional Works of Living in the Wilderness": "Home is home when it is high and quiet, so why do we need to take advantage of the haze? I have no intention of being complacent, but I have the intention to transfer credit to everyone. The wind touches the beautiful flowers and the brocade falls, But even if it is like this, who can admire the future?" Another example is Ling Cheng's poem "Mountain Residence" in the Song Dynasty: "Because my teacher asked me about my intention to come to the west, I said that my straw sandals only carry three ears. , Mai Yi once mended his shoulders twice. Every time I see snow in Xi'an, the stream often flows into the spring. After the white clouds dissipate in the middle of the night, a bright moon comes to the window. "Because of the poet's psychological indifference, he experienced the environment. , is fresh and tranquil, and the life lived is free and easy. This is the fresh and indifferent interest expressed in Zen poetry - the poetic flavor of Zen poetry.
3. Poems about Zen
1. "Zen Poetry One: Finding the Self"
Tang Dynasty · Wuwu Zang
Looking for spring all day long but not seeing it, my shoes are worn out Lingtou cloud.
When I came back, I smelled the plum blossoms. Spring was already in full bloom on the branches.
Translation: How can a person find himself if he just pursues outwards from east to west? The self is in our hearts. When we find ourselves, we find our nature. It is not easy to find yourself and know yourself. And people in the world often don't know themselves, are ignorant, and distressed, how pitiful!
2. "Zen Poetry 2: Get Rid of Confusion"
Bird's Nest of the Tang Dynasty
When you come, you leave without a trace. When you go, you will be the same as when you came.
Why bother asking about Fu Sheng, this is just a dream.
Translation: From birth to death, people cannot escape confusion. If we cannot see through it and life is full of confusion, then people can only fall into it, sink again and again, and gain nothing in the end.
3. "Zen Poetry Three: Gathering and Dispersing as Fate"
Tang·Longya
In the morning, I see the flowers blooming and the trees are full of red, and in the evening, I see the flowers falling and the trees are still there. null.
If flowers are compared to human affairs, flowers and human affairs are the same.
Translation: Flowers blooming in the morning and fading in the evening are impermanent, and so are human life and death. Nothing in the world is immutable, nothing exists alone, everything depends on causes and conditions to exist. As the saying goes, "If fate gathers, it will be successful; if fate falls apart, it will perish." We must cherish each other.
4. "Zen Poetry Five: Free and Easy"
Song Dynasty · Keeping purity in this nunnery
The water flowing down the mountain is not intentional, and the clouds return to the cave without intention.
If life is like clouds and water, iron trees will bloom all over the world in spring.
Translation: A free and easy life is the life of a Zen person. Follow your own nature, why should you deliberately pursue fame and fortune? All speech and behavior in the world are nothing but shadows projected by the mind. Life is short, give up the things outside yourself, give up fame and wealth. Only then can you live a free and easy life, a wonderful life, and a comfortable life.
5. "Zen Poetry 6: Life After and After"
Hanshan Deqing, Ming Dynasty
Only in spring will we see green willows, and in autumn we will see yellow chrysanthemums.
Prosperity is always a dream at midnight, wealth is still the same as the frost in September.
Translation: A year has the changes of spring, summer, autumn and winter, the mind has the ups and downs of birth, residence and death, and people have the cycle of birth, old age, illness and death. There is really nothing worthy of our persistence and nostalgia. We should not only be busy with the short-term glory and wealth in front of us, but also be busy with our long future. The emergence of a life always leaves a memorial to the world. 4. What are the poems about "Zen"
In Chinese history, literati and poets left many poems about Zen. I personally like these poems about Zen:
1. Inscribed on Yigong’s Zen Room
Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty
Yigong practiced Zen meditation, Jieyuyikonglin.
There is a beautiful peak outdoors and many deep ravines in front of the steps.
The sun sets and the rain falls, and the green sky falls in the shade of the courtyard.
Only by looking at the lotus flower can you know that your mind is not contaminated.
2. Passed by Tanxing Shanrenshan Courtyard of Guanghua Temple
Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
Holding a bamboo stick at dusk, they were waiting for each other at Huxitou.
Urge guests to hear the sound of mountains and return to their houses to follow the flow of water.
The wild flowers are blooming, and the valley birds are singing quietly.
Sitting in the sky at night, the forest is silent, and the wind in the pines is as straight as autumn.
3. Visiting Zen Master Cao Cao at Qinglong Temple in the summer
Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
An old man from Longzhong walked slowly to visit the Zen palace.
If you want to ask about the meaning of meaning, you will know from afar that emptiness means emptiness.
In the eyes of mountains, rivers and heaven, in the Dharmakaya of the world.
Don’t blame the heat, it can cause the earth wind.
4. Collection of Brothers’ Courtyard on Tanbi of Qinglong Mountain
Wang Changling of the Tang Dynasty
It was originally a pure place, with bamboo trees leading to the shade.
The eaves contain green mountains, and the human heart is beyond the world.
5. Inscribed on the Zen courtyard behind Poshan Temple
Chang Jian, Tang Dynasty
Entering the ancient temple early in the morning, the first sun shines on the high forest.
The winding path leads to a secluded place, and the Zen room is surrounded by flowers and trees.
The light of the mountains pleases the birds, and the shadows of the ponds empty the hearts of the people.
Everything is silent, only the sound of bells and chimes can be heard.
6. Titled Donglin Bailian
Tang Dynasty Qiji
The great scholar was born in Tushita, and the empty pond was full of white lotus.
Under the bright moon in the autumn wind, in front of the Zhairi Shadow Hall.
After the color, the fragrance is scattered, and the fragrance is different and burning.
Who knows that the uncontaminated nature has a good heart.
7. Occasional title of Ci'en Temple
Tang Dynasty·Zheng Gu
The past has long become a sigh, how can it be bothered by labor and life.
Therefore, the mountain never returns home at night, and the tall tower climbs alone when the weather is clear.
There are deer in the autumn garden listening to Buddhist scriptures in the woods, and monks sweeping leaves at sunset by the river.
After I chanted, I thought about Shuangfeng, and I once saw the ice waterfall in Anxi.
8. Shitan Jishi
Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty
The ten volumes of Shurangama are in the eternal heart, and the spring breeze is where there is a close friend.
Just look at the flowers blooming on the lake and people walking freely in the water.
9. Visiting Ren Gong at Fahai Temple
Zheng Banqiao of the Qing Dynasty
The trees are all over the sky, the mountains are full of leaves, and the cool north wind blows through the cassocks.
I don’t know how much autumn tastes like. I roll up the Xiang curtain and ask about the setting sun. 5. Poems about gentle breeze and drizzle
1. Ding Fengbo
Author Su Shi, Song Dynasty
On March 7, it rained on Shahu Road. The rain gear went first, and everyone in the group was in a panic, but I didn't realize it. It's already clear, so I wrote this word.
Don’t listen to the sound of beating leaves through the forest, why not just scream and walk slowly. Bamboo sticks and mango shoes are easier than horses, who is afraid? A coop of mist and rain will last a lifetime.
The steep spring breeze blows away the drunkenness, it is slightly cold, but the mountain tops are shining slantingly. Looking back at the desolate place where I came from, there was neither wind, rain nor sunshine.
Translation
On March 7, it was raining on Shahu Road. The servant holding the rain gear had left earlier. Everyone who was traveling with me felt very embarrassed, except for me. I think so. After a while, the sky cleared up, so I composed this poem. Don't pay attention to the sound of rain beating through the leaves in the forest. You might as well walk leisurely while chanting and whistling. Carrying a bamboo stick and dragging straw sandals is lighter than riding a horse. These are small things, so what’s so scary about them?
Wearing a raincoat and letting the wind blow and rain, I still live my life. The cool spring breeze woke me up from the drunkenness, and I felt a little bit cold. I saw the setting sun on the top of the mountain showing its smiling face. Look back at the place where you have encountered wind and rain, and go back, no matter it is windy or rainy or sunny.
2. In early spring, Zhang Shiba of the Ministry of Water (Part 1)
Author Han Yu Dynasty Tang Dynasty
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The most beautiful thing about spring is that it is better than smoke and willows all over the imperial capital.
Translation
Over the streets of the capital city, there is a heavy rain. The rain is as fine and moist as milk. The grass emerges from the ground. From a distance, the grass color is vaguely connected, but when you look up close, it is not clear. Seems sparse and sporadic. The most beautiful scenery of the year is the scenery in early spring, which is far better than the late spring when the city is full of green poplars.
3. Happy rain on a spring night
Author Du Fu, Tang Dynasty
Good rain knows the season, and spring will happen. Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently.
The wild paths are all dark with clouds, but the river boats are only bright with fire. Look at the red and wet place at dawn, the flowers are heavy on the official city.
Translation
Good rain seems to choose the right time to fall in the spring when all things emerge. With the gentle breeze, it quietly enters the night. Finely and densely, it nourishes all things on the earth. Thick dark clouds shrouded the fields and paths, and only a little fishing fire on a fishing boat on the river emitted a ray of light, which looked particularly bright.
When daybreak comes, the damp soil will be covered with red petals, and the streets and alleys of Jinguan City will be a scene of colorful flowers.
4. Qingming
Author Du Mu Dynasty Tang Dynasty
During the Qingming Festival, it rains heavily, and pedestrians on the road want to die.
Where is the restaurant? The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village in the distance.
Translation
During the Qingming Festival in the south of the Yangtze River, drizzle falls one after another, and all the travelers on the road are in despair. May I ask the local people where to buy wine to drown their sorrows? The shepherd boy smiled and pointed to Xinghua Mountain Village in the distance.
5. Quatrains
Author Zhinan, Song Dynasty
A short canopy is tied in the shade of an ancient tree, and a staff and quinoa help me cross the east bridge.
My clothes are wet with the apricot blossom rain, and the willow wind blows on my face without chilling it.
Translation
I tied the boat under the shade of a tall old tree; I walked across the small bridge with a cane and enjoyed the beautiful spring scenery. The slightest drizzle can't get my clothes wet; it falls on the gorgeous apricot flowers, making them even more brilliant. The gentle breeze blowing on my face no longer makes me feel cold; it dances the green and slender willow branches, which is particularly light. 6. Poems about the Hermit
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountain. --Tao Yuanming: "Drinking (Part 5)"
The kings and grandsons have not returned from their travels, and the spring grass is growing miserable. --Liu An: "Recruiting Hermits"
He wears clothes for thousands of hills and washes his clothes for thousands of miles. --Zuo Si: "Ode to History"
The boat passed away from then on, and the river and sea left it for the rest of my life. -- Su Shi: "Linjiang Immortal Returns to Lingao at Night"
Open a pavilion and talk about mulberry and hemp over wine. When the Double Ninth Festival comes, there will be chrysanthemums. --Meng Haoran:
"Passing the Old Friend's Village"
Sitting alone in the secluded bamboo, playing the piano and whistling loudly. People deep in the forest don't know that the bright moon comes to shine. --Wang Wei: "Zhuli Pavilion"
There is no messy ears of silk and bamboo, and there is no laborious shape of case documents. --Liu Yuxi: "Inscription on the Humble Room"
Only in this mountain, I don't know where the clouds are.
--Jia Dao: "Those who seek hermit are not found"
Ruan Yu's poem "The Hermit" Si Hao Nan Hidden Mountains, old people running along the riverside. Yan returned to the shabby alley of Lele, and Xu Youan was humble and poor. Boyi is hungry and the sun is rising, and the world belongs to his benevolence. There is no need to live in poverty, but you should keep the truth. Who knows that wealth brings disaster? Take wealth instead of poverty. It is taboo for a jade to come out of its pure state. When it comes out of its pure state, it becomes dust first. When a pine bogey comes out of the mountain, he pays his salary first. A gentleman hides behind a stone wall, and the book of Taoism is my neighbor. When you are awake and thinking about its meaning, the taste of indifference becomes true. Tao Gong was released on his own, and Shang Ping had someone to rely on when he left. Plants and trees choose the right place to grow, and birds fly as they please. ——Meng Jiao's "The Hermit" Those who forget their machine due to powerful effects have not forgotten it yet. ——Meng Jiao's "The Hermit of Huainan Mountain" Qian Shu wrote about the hermit of Zhou Dynasty, and Baiyun is here today. ——Yuan Zhen's "Send to the Hermit" I heard about Hu Hermit recently, and I subconsciously recognized the king of my heart. Don't hate that a hundred years will pass, but your sorrow will last forever. If there is cultivation, it will eventually be limited, and if there is nothing, there will be no disaster. Be careful not to use convenience, and never forget when an opportunity arises. There are only a few days in a hundred years, why is there so much suffering? In old age, when you are tired of studying, your leisurely mind can easily lead to Zen. When you are sick, you should spend more time at banquets, and when you are poor, you should spend less time climbing. Self-smiling has no name, because it is named Zizai Tian. ——Yuan Zhen's "Three Poems on Enlightenment of Zen and Sent to Hu Guo" If you want to lie down high, you should hide yourself deeply. There are no carriages or horses, so they often come to the door. In one life, it is difficult to have both. Being cheap means suffering and discouragement, while being noble means being troubled. Only the hermits here will be blessed and safe. ——Bai Juyi's "Zhongyin" Now I am recruiting hermits, and I hate to see Qiongzhi. ——Li Deyu, "Unexpected Visit to Wei Chu Lao" I recently met a businessman from Luo, and I know you live in Nantang. The grass pavilion calms the spring water, and the firewood gate covers the sunset. Follow the bees to collect wild honey, and look for the musk deer to collect the fragrant scent. I still remember the year before last when I was drunk, and the stone bed was covered with pines and flowers. ——Xu Hun's "A Post on the Residence of the King of Nanshan in Seclusion (One is the Residence of the King's Hermit)" Fengxi River connects to Ba River, and Shangling Mountain connects to Qinshan Mountain. The young and Han Dynasties do not return to their driving, and the white clouds cover the pass. The noisy birds know the cranes are quiet, the ducks play and know the gulls are idle. But he laughed at Nanchang Wei, leisurely in the city. ——Xu Hun's "Inscribed on the Luo Hermit in Baxi" The purple mansion pills turn into cranes, and the green pine hand plants turn into dragon inscriptions. There is a sun in the pot, and there are many hermits on the mountain. ——Li Shangyin's "The inscription is that the courtyard of Dao Jing Yuan is located in Zhongtiao Mountain and was established by the late king Yan Zhongcheng as governor of Guozhou... Is the photo preserved?" ——Han Xie's "Southern Pavilion" The Zen monk in Jiang Temple seems to have realized Zen, and he lives in thatched cottage with bad clothes and shoes. It is nonsense to be too lazy to ask the benefactor to cultivate the true image and to translate the scriptures. The fishing boat out of the Pupu is frightened by wild geese, and the woodcutter's ax bursts into the cold apes. Pedestrians should not ask the teacher's purpose; his eyes should not be flashy and his ears should not be noisy. ——Du Xunhe's "Tijiang Temple Zen Harmony" After the illness, frost mustache appeared, and Hengmen was lonely. The beetles invaded the books and damaged them, and the dust covered the empty wine bottles. The pond is dark with wild rice rain, and the path is fragrant orchid and wind. You've found pleasure in your leisure time, but you can't find any clues about divination. ——Li Zhong's "Shu Cai Hermit Wall" The smoke and radish surround the bamboo pass, seeking peace outside of things. The sound of the stream is approaching, and the eaves and mountains look cold. The medicine seedlings should be collected by oneself, and whoever plays the piano should play the tune. After getting rid of the false reputation, I will take the crown according to the king. ——Li Zhong's "The Hermit at Jilu Villa" There are more than eighty people living in the guesthouse of Shengfu, sleeping behind closed doors and having no joy. We met early in Liang Wang's garden, and we got to know each other in Runpu City. The messy cups and plates meet again, and the romantic talents remain as before. May you remain strong and strong even if you are a hundred years old, and may you find yourself in a hermitage one day. ——Xu Xuan's "Gift to Gu Tuiguan in Western Zhejiang" The immortal likes to lose the situation, and the hermit often hides and watches. ——Zhang Hui's "Yangzhou Bronze Mirror Liu and Shiniang" Thousands of peaks reflect Bixiang, which is truly hidden. If you eat the cake without boiling the stone, your eyebrows will look like hair. The wind tree sticks to the wine jar, and the crane lice falls on the piano bed. Even if you forget your chance, this person has not forgotten it yet.
——Guan Xiu's "Two Poems by the Hermit at Huainan Mountain (One for the Hermit)"