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Monday 29 December 2014

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




















Monday 22 December 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.











Monday 15 December 2014

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. 



































Monday 8 December 2014

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






















Monday 1 December 2014

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. 




























Monday 24 November 2014

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 






















  






Monday 17 November 2014

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.























Monday 3 November 2014

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.  























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Monday 27 October 2014

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. :-)