A Zen Insight...

When the Master first arrived in Kiangsi to pay his respects to Ma Tsu, the latter enquired,

From where have you come?
From the Great Cloud Monastery at Yueh Chou, answered Hui Hai.

Q: What do you hope to gain by coming here?

Hui Hai: I have come seeking the Buddha-dharma.

To this Ma Tsu replied, Instead of looking to the treasure house which is your very own, you have left home and gone wandering far away. What for? I have absolutely nothing here at all. What is this Buddha-dharma you seek?

Hui Hai prostrated himself and enquired, Please tell me to what you alluded when you spoke of a treasure house of my very own.

A: That which asked the question is your treasure house. It contains absolutely everything you need and lacks nothing at all. It is there for you to use freely, so why this vain search for something outside yourself?

No sooner were these words spoken than the Master received a great illumination and recognised his own mind! Beside himself with joy, he hastened to show his gratitude by prostrating himself again.

- Hui Hai
(720-814)
Chinese Zen master

Two Prayers

This is My Favourite Prayer to God-From Gitanjali -By Tagore

"When the heart is hard and parched up, come upon me with a shower of mercy.
When grace is lost from life, come with a burst of song.
When tumultuous work raises its din on all sides shutting me out from beyond, come to me, my lord of silence, with thy peace and rest.
When my beggarly heart sits crouched, shut up in a corner, break open the door, my king, and come with the ceremony of a king.
When desire blinds the mind with delusion and dust, O thou holy one, thou wakeful, come with thy light and thy thunder."


And also a Prayer i made in my tough times ...

"God,be with me in my toughest voyages and tests,
when the sailing is through turbulent seas,
Be my anchor,sail,captain,way and path to Golden shores...
Be with me as the shining star,the beacon of light,
The lighthouse of wisdom,strength.. and perseverance.."

The River from long ago

The River is from long ago ...
Through the valleys of crimson sky,
where the songs of sparrows are born
into the wild flowery path,
where I find my dreams...
The River is from our hearts,
where sorrows are flown away
like a gentle leaf on water.
It carries our dreams and despairs
-Into the valley of lemon scented orchards
-Into the horizon where our dreams are born
in the blue silver clouds..
To see The river flow fills our hearts with rain,
Eternal rains from heaven of dreams, of joys and of a life full of colours...!!!!