329 Haiku Poems For Your Spiritual Practice E-Book

Adrian Tanase

• Herausgeber: Crystal Gate Publishing
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Serie: The Golden Path
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 54

Beschreibung

In this rather extensive collection of Japanese 3-line haiku poems, the mystical blends with the simplicity of the world to create sacred, transparent, and yet profound and inspiring insights, to guide you further, on your spiritual path. Reading and contemplating these poems will sustain your mindfulness and you will be inspired to meditate more, in your daily routine. The book is organized in 29 chapters, all related to virtues and spiritual aspects. I have covered most of the topics that a seasoned spiritual practitioner or even a beginner one would need for his meditative and contemplative practice and I am sure that any practitioner will find plenty of poems that he can resonate with, in this book. May all these poems that I wrote with much love, guide your heart on the path of beauty and simplicity. Namaste

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329 Haiku Poems For Your Spiritual Practice

by Adrian Tanase

329 Haiku Poems For Your Spiritual Practice

Adrian Tanase

ISBN: 978-3-96-508721-7

© 2020 Adrian Tanase

Published in Pitesti, Romania, 2020

Second edition

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Foreword

I love Haikus. This short form of Japanese poetry can easily inspire and create images in our minds on which we can meditate upon. Sometimes, the image can bring about a realization, a short glimpse of satori, a window into Buddha-Nature, Enlightenment or emptiness. This book is for anyone who walks on a spiritual path, seeking the Truth and wanting to expand his consciousness.

During the creation of this book, I felt the need of organizing everything in chapters. Eventually I came up with 29, all related to virtues, human traits and spiritual terms. The haiku poems are meant to generate perspectives, views of the world, landscapes, states of mind or states of being. As you read through, you can choose any of them for your practice throughout your day, or maybe to meditate upon. They are great little spiritual companions that can guide or help us on our path.

The way I recommend reading the haikus is the following: choose a chapter, and start reading on them one by one, with a pause for meditation after each. You can take as much time as you want to meditate upon them, according to how much you resonate with the message in that particular haiku. They were all written with great attention and care, mostly in silence or in a meditative state, while looking for the deeper meaning of the chapter where they were included. May these poems that I wrote with much love, help you in your spiritual practice and guide your heart on the path of beauty and exquisiteness. Namaste

Acceptance

One of the most important spiritual tools in the hands of the spiritual practitioner is acceptance. Acceptance begins with letting go and surrendering to any aspect of our life that we reject or push away. By letting go, by surrendering, we become free of that which grasps upon us. We thus can go beyond aggression, sadness, rejection, hatred and so on.

One of the most important aspects of acceptance is the acceptance of the present moment, just the way it is. Surrendering to what is, will soon create the space in our lives where we can start to manifest consciously in the present moment, anything that we wish, no matter what the circumstances previously were.

1.

The old patched blanket Resting on the hard wooden bed Is my silent companion in the night.

2.

I stir the food on the fire With steady eyes Of acceptance.

3.

Resting silent in my surroundings Nothing bothers me Cars passing by in the distance.

4.

Entering my room I leave all my troubles In the old days of the past.

5.

Eating my green soup That has almost no taste I salt it with the beauty of the days to come.

6.

In the silence of my hermitage I am letting go To all that I ever desired.

7.

In the twilight of the night's sky I see your eyes Glittering with forgiveness.

8.

I rest complete In the open sky Fireflies in the night.

9.

I love the way Everything shows me Its simplicity.

10.

Accepting everything The way it is My soul is liberated.

11.

I know in my heart That freedom is found In agreeing with the Universe.

Awareness

The importance of awareness in our spiritual practice is undeniable. In meditation, we practice being aware of our breath. In being present or mindful we are being aware of the present moment. Awareness is the most important tool that precedes mindfulness, wisdom, and contemplation.Awareness brings us closer to acting consciously; the more aware we are, the more we act in our best interest, manifesting what we desire and taking advantage of the time that has been given to us. By paying attention now, we also respond better in critical situations and we can be more focused on our tasks. Spiritual insight can only occur when we are aware of the space that is around us, because awareness connects us to the conscious plane of existence, which is in itself, basically, the spiritual realm.

Once an old Zen master only said: "Pay attention! Pay attention! Pay attention!". This was his most valuable teaching, directing his students on the path of awareness, where one gradually learns more and more about his life and walks with steady confidence, on his spiritual path.

1.

On the quiet river There’s only one small boat Going downstream, gently.

2.

Wishes come true On the surface Of everlasting awareness.

3.

Alert stillness Springs from the core of my being In all directions.

4.

What is inside is also outside Who am I? I rest quietly.

5.

No thought and no action Seem to come from everywhere A circumstance that can never be explained.

6.

Insights come and go I rest effortlessly In the space of Now.

7.

Realizing I am not aware Quick illumination of the mind A small fragrant orange candle.

8.

The patience to see what's next Keeps me going In this natural relaxed alertness.

9.

Life has its own way Of telling you its story In the ever unfolding awareness.

10.

I’m on a winding path Through the tall forest grass Every step I take roots me into the earth.

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Undefinable in words Alert state of mind Everything seems to stop.

Buddha-nature

That underlying place that exists in all of us, that basic and fundamental goodness, that sanity of mind, that joyful state of being where one feels complete in every way is called in Buddhism, Buddha-nature. It can be reached, understood and fully experienced once one is awakening or has reached the Awakened state (often called Enlightenment or Salvation).