Japanese Death Poems

Kozan Ichikyo died at 77 on Feb.12, 1360. Empty-handed I entered the worldBarefoot I leave it.My coming, my going —Two simple happeningsThat got entangled. A few days before his death, Kozan called his pupils together, ordered them to bury him without…

Whether it’s for gems to share with readers or to light the way in my personal quests, I am always searching for nuggets of wisdom. Sometimes I strike it big and they are revelations that seem like they should be…