zennedpen : Writing

Senryu: God: dead, or alive?

Senryu: God: dead, or alive?

A Poem by zennedpen


A short poem on whether God is currently alive, or dead.
Zen story: Living in the present moment of the now.

Zen story: Living in the present moment of the now..

A Story by zennedpen


A Zen master talks about the real now of now, which only exists now, but also in the next now. Nows flow through present time moments.
Poetry: I loved you in silence, from silence

Poetry: I loved you in silence, from silence

A Poem by zennedpen


Deep within the silence of ourselves, a part of us is always loving us as noiselessly silently as it can.
Zen koan: The death of dying means what?

Zen koan: The death of dying means what?

A Story by zennedpen


If death itself were to die, what would that mean to us? Would it mean that we would live on forever?
Zen Story: The Zen master read some Zen proverbs, and found a greater truth

Zen Story: The Zen master read some Zen proverbs, ..

A Story by zennedpen


Truth always reaches deeper than the words that are describing it. The real truth exists behind the words.
Senryu: Fear of fear

Senryu: Fear of fear

A Poem by zennedpen


There is no fear in love, but there is love in fear. Love is not afraid of fear, but fear is afraid of love. Just love to forget fear.
Zen Story: The sound of this lion's roar was deafeningly quiet, but still heard by the lion itself

Zen Story: The sound of this lion's roar was deafe..

A Story by zennedpen


No matter what the outer noise that tries to deafen us to who we really are, we should always listen to our inner voice; its voice should be the one r..
Poetry: The blackness of depression is not black

Poetry: The blackness of depression is not black

A Poem by zennedpen


A poem that shows us that depression is not so black, because there is always an opening in it, when you use the key of creativity, to create some lig..
Short story: When is a thought not a thought, and when is a thought really a thought?

Short story: When is a thought not a thought, and ..

A Story by zennedpen


A story about a Zen master who tries to think about what a thought really is, and concludes that a thought is not really a thought, just a transformed..
Poetry: The secret of life is seldom really a secret to you.

Poetry: The secret of life is seldom really a secr..

A Poem by zennedpen


Secrets only really ever just hide ourselves from ourselves. Open yourself up to all of those around you, and you will see yourself open to yourself m..