Plum Poems [Paperback]

Svein Myreng (Author), Thich Nhat Hanh (Foreword)

Product Details

• Paperback: 61 pages
• Publisher: Parallax Press; 1st edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188837506X
• ISBN-13: 978-1888375060
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,919,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry inspired by a Zen Buddhist philosophy., February 4, 2000

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Plum Poems is a collection inspired by Svein Myreng's practice of the Zen Buddhist concept of "mindfulness": dwelling fully in the present moment, aware of what is going on within and around. This is a poetry influenced by Japanese haiku and gathas (mindfulness verses), offering the reader a place of calm and transformation within daily's life's distractions and stresses. Grace: There is a stillness/simpler than silence,/a peace deeper/than calm./There is a shimmering/in the dark soil,/shades of trees,/in old moss, and the twisted/forms of branches,/that hold us, carry us/and nurture us./In a flash of the eye,/laughter, or a tear./No effort needed, no self to seek,/just grace remains.