Dogen, English Poetry, Haiku, Poetry

Dogen




On Non-dependence of mind


Coming, going, the waterbirds
don't leave a trace,
don't follow a path.
~ Dogen (1200-1253)

from  'The Enlightened Heart : An Anthology of Sacred Poetry'
         Edited by Stephen Mitchell

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Nehal

I usually write in my mother tongue Gujarati and sometimes in Hindi and English. Nehal’s world is at the crossroads of my inner and outer worlds, hope you like the journey…