by Sam Hamill
appears in Buddhism, Poetry, and Spirituality.
A Zen poem is nothing other than an expression of the enlightened mind, a handful of simple words that disappear beneath the moment of insight to which it bears witness. Poetry has been an essential aid to Zen Buddhist practice from the dawn of Zen?and Zen has also had a profound influence on the secular poetry of the countries in which it has flou...
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Consider The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Recommended by 21 sources.
“Tolle delivers a series of teachings urging you to detach from past and future to find peace in the present moment. The writing is calm and direct, often circling back to the same core message: you are not your mind. Some passages feel like gentle revelations, while others repeat until they lose punch. The absence of concrete techniques may leave you stranded if you need more than insight. It works best as a contemplative slow read rather than a linear argument.”
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