Zen

zɛn

noun – a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than ritual worship or study of scriptures.

i can’t hear silence

i can’t hear silence
but i can listen to it
in pregnant darkness
#sleepless #haiku

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2019-10-07 00:00:00

at my happiest
i do not break my back to
strive for happiness
#joy #haiku

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2019-03-09 00:00:00

what word would they speakif i could hear ten thousand
voices all at once
#shout #haiku

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2018-12-10 00:00:00

pay close attentionand listen to the river
with a quiet heart
#siddartha #haiku

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2018-12-04 00:00:00

this raw turbulencei match with the calmness i
cultivate within
#totalimmersion #haiku @TISWIM @tferriss

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2018-10-05 00:00:00

i am dispossessed
in order to make room for
the gift of myself
#better #haiku https://t.co/KdSHo3WfeW

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2018-09-27 00:00:00

the buddha deprives mein order to make room for
the gift of myself
#deprivation #haiku

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2018-09-26 00:00:00

kick down from the lightand all i hear is silence
as the world recedes
#haiku

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2017-12-17 00:00:00

Enlightenment livesIn the space between my thoughts:
Mere infinity.

— Haiku Desu (@17morae) 2017-07-27 00:00:00