Contradictions
by David Budbill Zen monks like it quiet. Kuang-shan Lao Tzu said, Beautiful words are not true. True words are not beautiful. I think
Po Chü-i and His Poetry Karma
by David Budbill Poor Po Chü-i cursing his poetry karma while he brushes out another poem. He, the Taoist devotee, disciple of silence, seeking
Po Chü-i Believed in Idleness
by David Budbill Po Chü-i believed in idleness — we might call it “staring at the wall” — that waiting, listening for the words of the poem to