Dokusan

No teacher no student no distinction.

When the sword cuts, illusion falls away.

Who then directs this sharp edge?

Lightning and thunder arise together 

from nothing's vast pregnant potential.

Who then voices this newborn's cry?

KATSU!

Words only cloud a flawless diamond.

Lashon Hara - A Meditation on Right Speech

Words -old tricksters!
To unintended wilderness they may lead
Beware! Pitfalls & traps abound!
Better a stuttering arthritic
Than a careless poet or proselyte

A Zen Jewdhist Koan

In releasing the arrow  of "I am" thinking
What happens to the Buddhist?
What happens to the Jew?
Speak and miss the mark.
Don't speak and your bow is dry drawn.