Posts by Middle Way

A Letter to a Dying Man Thư gửi người sắp chết English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   A Letter to a Dying Man – Thư gửi người sắp chết   Your end which is endless. Is as a snow-flake dissolving in the pure air! – Cái…

Midnight Excursion Một chuyến đi đêm English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Midnight Excursion – Một chuyến đi đêm   Many pupils were studying meditation under the Zen master Sengai. One of them used to arise at night, climb over the temple wall, and go to…

Storyteller’s Zen Thiền kể chuyện English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Storyteller’s Zen – Thiền kể chuyện   Encho was a famous storyteller. His tales of love stirred the hearts of his listeners. When he narrated a story of war, it was as if the listeners…

Fire-Poker Zen (Tea or Iron) Thiền đũa bếp English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group Fire-Poker Zen (Tea or Iron) – Thiền đũa bếp   Hakuin used to tell his pupils about an old woman who had a teashop, praising her understanding of Zen. The pupils refused to…

The Taste of Banzo’s Sword Nếm mùi lưỡi kiếm Banzo English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Nếm mùi lưỡi kiếm Banzo – The Taste of Banzo’s Sword   Matajuro Yagyu was the son of a famous swordsman. His father, believing that his son’s work was too…

The Last Rap Gõ một lần cuối English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   90. Gõ một lần cuối – The Last Rap    Tangen had studied with Sengai since childhood. When he was twenty he wanted to leave his teacher and visit others for comparative study,…

Zen Dialogue Thiền cơ English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Thiền cơ – Zen Dialogue   Zen teachers train their young pupils to express themselves. Two Zen temples each had a child protégé. One child, going to obtain vegetables each morning, would meet the other on…

How to Write a Chinese Poem Làm thơ English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Làm thơ – How to Write a Chinese Poem   A well-known Japanese poet was asked how to compose a Chinese poem. Một nhà thơ nổi tiếng của Nhật được hỏi về…

Three Kinds of Disciples Ba hạng đệ tử English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group Ba hạng đệ tử – Three Kinds of Disciples   A Zen master named Gettan lived in the latter part of the Tokugawa era. He used to say: “There are three kinds of…

The Living Buddha and the Tubmaker Ông Phật sống và người thợ đóng thùng English: Nyogen Senzaki Việt ngữ: Thiện Tri Thức Ba La Mật Compile: Lotus group   Ông Phật sống và người thợ đóng thùng – The Living Buddha and the Tubmaker   Zen masters give personal guidance in a secluded room. No…