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Zen Peacemakers International Newsletter (April 22, 2021)

Apr 22, 2021
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All doctrines split asunder
Zen teaching cast away--
Fourscore years and one.
The sky now cracks and falls
The earth cleaves open--
In the heart of the fire
Lies a hidden spring.


                     ~ GIUN

Death Poem - October 12, 1333
The 5th abbot of Eiheiji

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