zen poems

Jeda siang sejenak, saya teringat beberapa puisi zen.
Kalimat-kalimat pendek, gampang diingat.
Terasa indah karena sederhana,
tapi tetap menyimpan sedikit godaan untuk merenungkan makna.
Keajaiban zen. Jernih. Meditatif.

Beberapa pilihan ini, favorit saya:

(1)
Sitting quietly, doing nothing,
Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

(2)
The blue mountains are of themselves blue mountains;
The white clouds are of themselves white clouds.

(3)
Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world
because you cannot quit and rest.

(4)
Fearing my past is exposed to the moon,
I keep looking down this evening.

(5)
Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

Seperti air yang menetes ke dalam kolam tenang, menimbulkan riak kemudian menghilang.
Itulah zen. Nikmat betul meresapinya di siang terik ini,
dengan latar gemerisik tonggeret dari rimbun pohon di luar sana.