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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 89, by HAN SHAN Poet's Biography First Line: Anger is a fire in the mind Last Line: Forbearance keeps anger away Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan Subject(s): Anger; Buddhism; Chinese Literature; Buddha; Buddhists | |||
Anger is a fire in the mind it can burn up a forest of merit if you travel the bodhisattva path forbearance keeps anger away | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEATH SUNYATA CHANT: A RITE FOR PASSING OVER by DIANE DI PRIMA I FAIL AS A DHARMA TEACHER by DIANE DI PRIMA TO THE UNNAMED BUDDHIST NUN WHO BURNED HERSELF TO DEATH by DIANE DI PRIMA A FIFTEENTH CENTURY ZEN MASTER by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS ON THE NORTHERN LAND OF UR; CIRCA 2100 C.E. by NORMAN DUBIE POEM FOR MY FRIEND, CLARE. OR, WITH WHITE STUPAS WE REMEMBER BUDDHA by NORMAN DUBIE LADAKH BUDDHESS BIKER by LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI FURTHER ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING by KENNETH REXROTH THE POEMS OF BIG STICK: 1 by HAN SHAN |
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