Ginger tea, Being simplified

Being Simplified

_______

The sound of a bell reaching my ears.  

Let them rest, and go with it.  

Snow lightly falling.  

Let them rest, and go with it.  

One sip of lovely warm ginger tea

spreading 
 in the mouth, 
 in the chest, 

    through the whole body.    

Let them rest, and go with it. 

All the thoughts arising,

all the feelings arising.

Let them rest, and go.

Loving light.

Embrace: 

 ourselves, 

  the most precious beings in the world. 

Won Kang, 2014

Softly

  

The sky covered with clouds.

Snow rain falling.

Gently

close my eyes and listen.

In the deep, deep blue light,

golden lamplight being lit one by one.

A soft friendly voice
 warmly permeating.

Grow
softness

that is wide and deep,
 timeless.

Ourselves
shining dazzlingly

always,
forever.

Endlessly giving

A day deepens.

Small December branches
below the hill.

A little bird

descending lightly 
on the small path nestling within a stone wall,
taking one step .  .  one step .  .

There I Look.

Soft wind.
Tranquil shade.

Ah,
here comes the snow. 

It definitely comes true, Kuroko's basketball

Shining with

Kuroko's basketball

_______

It definitely comes true

When opening my eyes,

a group of doves

passing drawing a round circle   

right in front of me.

They are flying

low and wide almost as if touching the ground,  

high and wide above the sky.  

Soft shade.

One small step.

Diligently

facing

 everything that happens. 

One small step

he takes.

Serenely.

One courage 

  
    that changes everything.    

The basketball which Kuroko plays.

'Together' mind

that makes no distinction 

between you and I.

 Strong belief.

Consistent practice.

A dream definitely coming true. 

Tadatoshi Fujimaki, Kuroko's basketball 黒子のバスケ  2012

Just waking up . . .

         Just waking up .   .   .

          Ah~ .   .   .

         like dreaming .   .   .

White snow falling warmly

in the soft wind.

Baby snowflakes being gently laid on the windowsill.

The kingdom of snow unfolding
in kind light. 

New day.

It begins.

Always in this place.

Warmness.

Let us nurture it.

Always in this place.

Precious things, 

they are growing. 

Quince tea, Good night

Good night

_______

A sip of quince tea

warmly enfolding me. 

The aroma of quince tea

delicately suffusing.

Kind light.

Yesterday's rain. 

Tree branches emerging themselves.

Yellow leaves sprinkled on the ground. 

Soft light.

It is heard,
if we listen.

It is

 here, now.

It is

  always, 

forever

       by our side.    

    Everything we dream of is 

  

It twinkles

Lee Ufan, Dialogue  2008

The sound of wood 

burning in a fireplace. 

Following the breath flowing quietly,

a brush meets colour and,

the colour being laid down.

A line is drawn

again, again and again.  

The twinkling stars of the sky.

A twinkling white canvas.  

Two twinkling points.

Numerous lines.

Numerous breath.

Numerous minds being put down.

High and high
.    .    . 

Deep and deep
 .    .    .  

A beautiful and subtle world.

Same place.

Different world.

The treasure in our own pockets.

Without words

Let go

Joseph Walsh, Magnus Celestii  2014

  The wind blowing. 

The autumn light

getting tinged with red and yellow. 

Clean clothes.

Slowly,

slowly,

one by one

I fold and put them down 

with mindless mind. 

The clothes being laid tenderly.  

A gentle smile.

  Keep  

things we need only.

Let go

of everything 

we don’t need.

It is there.

Peacefulness.

It is there.

Things more precious than what we want.  

All sharing

             

           Wow

     Mum's Happiness soup,

     Cosily Enfold

Me & Me

It is warm

Shining with

Harmonious,

Silver Spoon

Me & Me

Listen deeply

                                                                    Me & Me

                                                 

                                              Yogurt,

                                              Stop             

Me & Me

Blossom

 Me & Me

 Resemble

                       Me & Me

                   Always born anew

Me & Me

Go back to our selves

Wow

Salt,

Only with good thoughts

Mum's Happiness soup, Cosily enfold

Cosily enfold

_______

   Ah~  

What a lovely smell!

The soup mum has made.

Kind and fine look.

The sound of birds.

"Thank you~"

Whenever chewing each mouthful, 

light spreading deeply and gently.

Serenity

which softly enfolds me.

           

Quiet afternoon sunlight.

Past and present,

inside and outside

mingled together clearly and mildly. 

A world 

where everything is tranquil and restful. 

Won Kang, Soupe de bonheur  2014

Ingredients

Glutinous rice

Water

Milk

A pinch of salt

Some black pepper

Method

1. Wash the glutinous rice in cold water until the water runs clear.

2. Soak the well-washed glutinous rice for about 3 hours.

3. Put into a blender with water (rice:water 1:1 ratio)  and whizz until slightly smooth.

4. Pour it in a pan and add milk at a time, stirring gently over medium heat until it boils  

    (rice:water:milk  1:1:1/2 ratio). 

5. Sprinkle salt and freshly ground black pepper as we like. The end!

One line recipe

Washed glutinous rice and water in a blender, put in a pan & stir adding milk until it boils. Fin!

This soft, simple soup will warm our stomachs and soul. :-)