deep ecology 2

how deep is deep?
how green is green?
how big is universe?
how long is time?

ask nearest electron
for answer.

be patient.

....
ji bo
2011

deep ecology

walk in green mountains:
universe breathes in,
universe breathes out.
hello!

deep ecology.

...

ji bo
2011

blue

do you need to be blue
to sing the blues?

just sing anyway.


ji bo
2011

proverb #35 -

all roads lead here,
no detours.

man looks
in mirror,
says -
I used to
know
you.


ji bo
2011

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh meets
William Shakespeare on street.

Shakespeare says, "To be or not to be,
that is the question."

Thich Nhat Hanh laughs,
says "To be or to Inter-be,
that is the Very Big Question!"

.......


ji bo
2011

dawn cracks
birds flock
to pond -
frozen!


ji bo
2011

moon -
half full
or
half empty?

.........

ji bo
2011

haikoo three

bright green bayonets
stab morning -
aloe.

"Plants, stones, utensils, each thing has its individual feelings, similar to those of men."

Matsuo Bashõ

look out window:
one million snowflakes
birds flittering
in bright sun.

crazy world.

ji bo
2011

dawn:
red sky
gray clouds
gold finch
drinks
from frozen pond.



ji bo
2011

Scientist says:

The "fundamental,"
abbreviated f0,
is lowest frequency
of a periodic waveform.

hahaha.

Chinese word for Buddha:
Fo.

very funny.

Scientist and Buddha
drink tea together,
laugh at Mind;
fO=frequency=Buddha
=zero=Void=tea=universe
=Tao=
end of poem.


ji bo
2011

quote for the day

"Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed."
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier

July 13th --
earthquake
swallows world.
July 14th --
cancelled.


ji bo
2011

mailman brings package.
housewife says, "what's inside?"
mailman says, "big surprise!"
housewife opens package,
out jumps king cobra.
housewife closes package,
says, "return to sender!"


ji bo
2011

haikoo too

bury head
inside
this moment.


ji bo

Confucianism very serious,
search for Perfect Order;
Taoism very serious,
search for Immortality;
Buddhism very serious,
search for Enlightenment;
Science very serious,
search for Unifying Principle.

idea:

invite Confucius, Lao-tzu, Buddha
and Albert Einstein to big party;
tell jokes, eat pizza, drink saké,
dance beneath one million stars.

next day, hold press conference;
announce important breakthrough -

"Best medicine is laughing,
especially at self!"



ji bo
2011

knock, knock.
who's there?
Buddha.
what do you want?
no-thing.
then why knock?
door's karma very strong.
i see.
see without eyes.
Ok.
goodbye.



ji bo
2011

Lao-tzu goes to Wal-Mart

Lao-tzu goes to Wal-Mart,
buys lawn mower;
goes home to Wudang,
says, "Void needs haircut."

Lao-tzu turns on lawn mower,
makes big circle in grass,
says, "Much better; time for tea!"


ji bo
2011

(ji bo with wordle, 2011)

ticker tao

Confucius makes appearance
on floor of New York Stock Exchange;
rings bell, says, "buy low, sell high!"
market goes up 50% in 3 minutes.

Lao-tzu makes appearance
on floor of New York Stock Exchange;
rings bell, says, "go low to control high!"
market goes up 80% in 2 minutes.

Buddha makes appearance
on floor of New York Stock Exchange;
rings bell, says, "100 shares of zero equals infinity!'

market disappears.



ji bo
1-11-11

man goes to sleep
dreams he is butterfly;
butterfly goes to sleep
dreams he is man -

which is which?
real man, real butterfly;
dream man, dream butterfly.

no answer.
go drink tea!


ji bo.

original I Ching text

Satisfaction

Happiness lies in getting satisfaction with what we're doing.
If you're satisfied with only one dollar, you're wealthy.
If you're a billionaire but not satisfied, you're poor.
Happiness lies with satisfaction.

Abbott Khru Bah
("Buddha's Lost Children" documentary.
Very good!)

quote of the day -

"To live is to borrow;
to die is to give back."

Buddhist proverb (Sinh ky tu qui)
("Spring Essence, The Poetry of Ho Huan Hurong," trans. John Balahan)

go to sleep
have dream
wake up
repeat -

life.



ji bo
2011

life is short -
blink of eye
life is over.

don't be monkey
who reached for moon.


ji bo
2011

tea time

when feeling good -
enjoy.
when feeling bad -
remember impermanence.
when feeling happy -
be sure to laugh.
when feeling sad -
listen to jokes.
when cold -
put on sweater.
when hot -
swim in river.

yesterday is imagination;
tomorrow is big dream.
tea tastes best
in this moment.


ji bo
2011

10,000 trees
on hillside;
only dead pine
stands out.


ji bo
2011

Clint Eastwood in Outer Space

man eats mushroom,
counts to 2,321;
mushroom travels to brain
tells man to read I Ching.

I Ching says "Hexagram 18: decay" -
wind and mountain
crossing river
bottom becomes top.

man walks across Golden Gate Bridge
eats hamburger in cafe
sees clouds form words,
out come umbrellas -
sound of souls splashing on street.

man catches bus to River of Stars;
outside window man sees Picasso;
Picasso tells man:
"Look in rearview mirror,
the past is the future!

man sings nursery rhyme
a horse appears
man rides into sunset.



ji bo
2009

jet plane's contrail
pierces
the moon.



ji bo

Fo
equals
1
over
To

buddha
equals
zero
over
10,000

clouds float
like dragons
beyond mountains

turn off news
drink tea
enjoy life.


ji bo
2011

5 crows
talking
up a storm.




ji bo
2011

彎曲的道路

Sage of Sierras

Gary Snyder - great poet!
Point Reyes, CA, 2009

woodpecker -
head of fire
hatchet master
keeps trees sober.


ji bo

ji bo
(thank u wordle!)

modern food: too salty
modern music: too fast
modern cars: too fancy
modern house: too big
modern fashion: too silly
modern religion: too boring
modern love: too phony.

drink tea -
broken cup OK;
even dried flowers
remind us
of spring.



ji bo
12-3-10

Japan is exotic
Siberia is exotic
Mississippi River is exotic
Peru is exotic
Morocco is exotic
Baltic Sea is exotic
Hong Kong is exotic
you are exotic.

when in Rome
be yourself.


ji bo
1-4-11

words -
boomerangs
home to roost.

beware uninvited guests!

ji bo
1-4-11

haikoo

watching a bug
crawl across
Basho's words.


ji bo
4-6-09

snake has no legs
human being has 2 legs
elephant has 3 legs
spider has 8 legs
centipede has 100 legs
millipede has 1,000 legs
Shiva has 1 million legs -

everybody going somewhere;
no need to hurry.


ji bo
1-2-11

what is difference
between
work
and
play?

mind.

....

ji bo
1-2-11

today is one
one
one one.

enjoy.

.......

ji bo

happy new year!

man looks out window
sees big snow;
man looks at thermometer,
very cold.
man turns on radio
hears, "roads closed due to ice."

man makes tea,
takes hot bath,
says, "happy new year!"


ji bo
1-1-11

butterfly yawns
on golden flower;
life so short,
no time for nap!

ji bo
1-1-11