Here there is no talk of the world's affairs.

Dennis Kessinger is a Zen Buddhist, Poet, University Professor, and South Seas Sailor.

"Here there is no talk of the world's affairs - those matters that make wild the hearts of men." Chia Tao (779-843); trans. Mike O'Connor

Sunday, October 23, 2011

In autumn
Even though I may
See it again,
How can I sleep
With the moon this evening?

- Dogen (1200-1253)