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南北

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南北的现代禅诗
MODERN ZEN POEMS BY NANBEI

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8 D! l2 `4 l* L- {南北的诗（12首）
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《写作》
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$ I; Q: [; V& N8 T4 M: s4 X! K笔，不再是笔
% E0 W, j6 |: t纸，也不再是纸
有人在灯下来去

四万八千朵莲花中
& x3 H/ ]% u) F只这朵
( X: q" ]4 P& u9 ]8 R6 p开在心里
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/ i' N( E! o: R+ P; I% lWriting
4 R" r- o/ a6 Z; wby nanbei

( Q1 w) Z% B% D( Q; _% ]4 ?The pen,is not a pen any more
The paper is not a piece of paper,either.
' Z0 a: L; K* F8 ^) iSomeone has been here and gone in the light.

  _4 V' G" N/ x9 \Forty-eight thousand lotus,
only this one
, _) k, h9 c) \Bloooms in my heart.


《无忧树》

当忧愁围拢成湖泊
+ o. L: F- Q7 Z2 m+ }4 H# Q3 T( H树在坚持说——
. i' @4 \& J* [/ C我不知道。

  L4 G2 F7 j* o! J7 t+ R  B佛在树下诞生
3 Z' j" f: d" R. V而那七朵地涌的金莲
是树的骄傲。

0 e/ t8 d+ d  q7 x$ b- ?A no-sadness Tree

by nanbei
* {1 r7 R) F+ x5 a) ~5 h0 _) dWhen the sadness gathered , being a lake.
The tree still insisted to say,
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Buddha was born under the tree,
0 P. u# @6 S% J6 b& H$ p( Q# BWhile the seven golden lotuses springed from the earth
# v) z  G7 O& v6 _' p+ q# k0 dare the pride of the tree.
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《读信》

2 o! p( l- P0 ^7 c& ^& R' j信纸看着我
( _# W5 ?7 v; g1 t3 {" L5 K表情复杂——
) a% `3 P0 b9 v" n: j一张脸在千里之外。

笔不相信字是真的
0 h  |7 d% m. L1 n1 g1 d2 N眼睛可有可无
& Z3 ~4 R- G9 f; b5 R7 ~1 x天空，真的空了。
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, q- S3 W! ]* w  Y0 z/ XReading a Letter
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, `) ]$ a/ X8 }- h0 p" {( e6 Ithe letter paper look at me
whose experession is so complex
that face ,Thousands miles away from me
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the pen can’t believe the handwriting is true
maybe my eyes are not important
* }5 q9 g+ p3 p  K" C. zThe sky,is really empty.
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7 ?* y! i1 y6 c  K, e& H《心香》

7 [* f* d: O4 a  r3 E& t9 @这是一条
7 T* a" d: L0 l袅袅上升的
/ n; y7 X  H( W心灵之路。

在烛前趺坐
+ i9 f6 v) ?7 @) e宁静是一柄绿色的
$ L1 E& g: w) {大伞。
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  v( }1 ]- q: Wthe fragrance from my soul

this is a rising road ,
% b: A+ ]' k! y; XIt leads to my heart
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, [1 g/ \) C' }# s- S) LI am sitting in zen before a candle
6 L6 M/ c  J0 z+ A1 k  C6 o2 {and silence is like
; t7 v: d6 \( g* `9 L4 fa big green unmbrella.


《世界地图》
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整个的世界
便在这
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犹如蓝色的池塘中
不安开放着的
几朵睡莲。

6 R+ ^  I$ [$ P4 g5 {2 s* rA world map
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, o8 U' t% R7 j( T1 ?+ k, VThe whole world is in my heart,
! a: K1 t% M3 K- sAt the moment of
) {; X3 D$ Z3 m! ]A glance of mine.
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it is so like
! q# }; `4 E/ Y* \- b) v+ t1 za few uneasy sleeping lotuses,
2 K6 V, ]6 e; G1 kblooming in a blue pond.
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《鸡足山短句》
Short poems in Jizhu Mountain

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台阶上布满落叶
4 r3 W9 y1 G" t4 W% S) O仿佛旅人的歌声
遗在风中     
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% C& W! o3 s0 `0 cLeaves cover all the steps,
like the songs of the travelers,
lost in the wind.
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阳光穿过竹林
照亮一片蛛网
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Two
/ ?0 j$ v* c, Y! z1 E3 FThe sunlight go through the bamboo forest,
A piece of cobweb and the Buddhist text in my hand
: M+ r) k$ s. j/ c- y0 g6 Nwere lit up.
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+ k" J% A5 R5 z! o! |佛殿前，香烟缭绕
- m6 c- s& j( f. K8 _$ i* G( Z! v如同众香客      
模糊不清的愿心  
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Three
The smoke is rising before the Buddha-hall,
As the unclearly wishing
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在钟楼下面   
独自清香     
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Four
! t+ B$ y/ ?" M& @: SUnder the bell tower,
- `0 @, `/ z- e$ o& P. Y7 sA basin of quiet narcissus
8 K/ K% _0 @0 H1 F: eare exuding fragrance.
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黄昏的虚云寺  
) l, t; t: h9 R5 P没有香客僧影
( n' _  e& ~8 |4 h$ W3 Z5 O5 Z惟有一束鸟语空悬
2011-2-9，鸡足山
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# P7 y( g" x3 ]+ c1 O- y' xFive
7 S1 R9 R1 w1 @5 xAt dusk, there are no pilgrims and monks
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% }: l  X  m- L8 J% F/ bOnly the birds’ chirps leave in the sky.
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7 h$ N2 O( a7 J8 I) ^《雪莲果》

; i; r1 T' }3 w1 F% y8 d人说，你来自南美
是印第安人的神果
而我在云南与你相遇
是在下鸡邑我住的院落里

事情的简单之处
是你的枝叶与花朵
往往被初见者呼为向日葵
但你的果实却在地下

! h; n, A, X0 s果实，果实
每当我看到你的枝叶
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如同禅者的愿心
         

Yakon
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Someone said,you are from South America,
' }1 g# i. U; o# T& K6 b& H& pYou are something magical of Indian.
" c' t: w. `7 u) R2 {$ n6 S6 TI meet you in Yunnan
( D  z; b) y, d. ?" u" N1 Qin my yard of xiajiyi.

+ e% r) x1 D9 O& F2 F7 i% cMaybe the simplest are in
your branches,leaves and flowers.
Usually,they are named sunflowers at the first
" V4 h5 X5 m" s6 W* t/ o# ~6 Eglance of people.
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  @2 C* p" N# k7 C7 F  IBut your fruits are underground.
Yakon,yakon,
8 p3 O2 G& j# Y5 S$ w6 o! DWhen I see your branches and leaves,
( L% }% \0 M) r, p9 NI will think of your silent growing in the soil,
/ e0 P# ^) D, a* L9 j. Las the beautiful wishes of those meditators.
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《花生》
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我的意见是      
6 R( D& S, ]$ c1 h9 p花生米一定要生吃
9 u( ?* B7 ~: X9 y* k我就是这样做的
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我在一座精舍的庭院里
种植过花生。它们匍匐在地
- [9 i$ r% n* j开花。然后在地下结果
     
9 U( m+ Z0 F5 `; B' m我也曾经在一口破茶杯里  
4 w$ r2 {+ d! {4 l种植花生。那不是为了果实
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Peanuts
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$ C, l. T/ I  s- Y% T) q4 a3 {& kPeanuts must be eaten without any processing.
. f# N8 ~0 ~1 mI do eat them by this way.
1 I. R" t* E0 p; XI grew them. in a yard of my delicate abode.
They crawled along the earth,
# t8 k! O+ d2 Nbloomed, then bore nuts underground.
# M9 `8 H. D& j8 V7 d) n! ?8 ^Once I grew peanuts in an old teacup,
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) v" ]1 @& J' P0 `8 \but for the green.
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《窗外苍山》
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透过窗棂，我看到
苍山被上午的阳光照亮
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( D0 Z, B8 r* D5 v4 F依然有白云如同飘带
将这个春天的肩膀缠绕
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我静静望着
0 Z/ t' E6 r; b" h: x$ c. L( u我想，这是一个平常的春天
  X( ~; N0 A, a樱花开了
( a8 Q( y4 n) ]( F2 w/ ^杜鹃花也开了
而那些传说中的故事
却没有发生

* h  ?" z+ |2 VMountains Outside of the Windows

0 w" n5 ]" [! M* s* }4 CThrough the window lattice, I saw
Cang Mount is lighted by the moring sun.
Still, there is snow,
Still, there are white clouds as ribbons
winding the arms of spring .
Quietly, seeing all of them,
( Z5 M$ z# W( P( Y9 S: KI think, this is an usual spring.
Cherries are blossoming,
and azalea are blossoming, too.
However, those legend stories
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《送Dawn入鸡足山》
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车子开到寺院门口，天
已经黑了下来。雨
8 J0 _1 l+ L8 j也在夜色弥漫中悄悄下起

/ _" B, C7 ~4 g  d5 {' }6 X谁也没有出声
# {( S+ ^' i6 y+ G5 B寺院安静得连路灯都屏住了呼吸
+ |5 h: Y5 u% u  S; j我们沿着青石台阶
去探视比丘尼的世界
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你总是让人吃惊
, t  N' |. ]8 `. T0 ~9 w在老天的目瞪口呆中
开始了一场生命新的演算
+ T! s. T. k" X+ a3 M7 ?我惟有不间断的重复
8 c0 v4 Q7 o; \  C6 N那句被唱得滚热发亮的真言——
/ a' N: r- F* d$ s1 l2 v' E" s1 h嗡嘛呢，呗咪吽

哦，佛陀
% j# e6 m, I. I9 w5 H4 _也许踏上一条新的路途容易
- \- y8 [% B- n) w# _, x- r, _) J而要截断身后那条经年反复的河流
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Send Dawn toJizu Mount
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% H2 h$ s3 ]) P+ g0 \When the car came before the door of the temple,
% ]5 v' c: j4 ]+ \9 NIt has already been darkness.Rain quietly
began in night darkness.
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9 Z+ W! B! K2 j7 x7 rNeither of us said a word.
The temple was so quiet that the lamp can’t breath any more.
: i# G/ I( q1 l/ ~* K) u4 z3 C# kAlong the green stone steps
We looked for the world of nuns.

6 {" B9 D" O' [* q3 H6 }3 }Always,you supprised others.
When  God stunned,
5 n1 `2 q+ h% M$ e( I6 v4 O, rYou began to a new caculatation of life.
I only endless repeated
$ Y/ M2 c8 y) N, Dthe mantras which was sung so hot,
"won,ma,ni,bei,mei,hong"

Maybe it is easy to step a new road,
while to cut the flowing river all years behind us  is
3 R, h9 P+ a# y7 K8 m9 `so difficult,difficult and difficult.
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0 Y' q7 S8 H/ m3 g, l  q, v1 V2 R《芹菜》
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芹菜的清香和声名
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一碗芹菜面流传至今

现在，我赞美芹菜  
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常在唇齿间
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Its fragrance and name came from Tang Dynasty.
A bowl of celery noodles came down till now.
7 o+ c, @8 E7 o4 zNow, I praise it
7 A- f1 F  ~6 A; |3 ~Cause the uncommon traits of it in true life
still leave fragrance between my lips.
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《apple的信念》
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我给她一粒花生米
她就衔着。然后跑到
1 u5 M, W; V* Y& \/ G: ?离我五米的紫竹丛边
- V- O1 V  {; G. F5 X轻轻放下。

再然后，她跑向一块
在山神庙前衔来的
4 _$ X7 C( I1 o' f+ p) ?猪的面颊骨前，情深意切
不再离开。
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这就是apple——
& M1 m" }* ]# Z# g+ T, K, u一只小狗的信念。
+ ?4 x6 a. X$ Y9 J. f0 C尽管我告诉她
花生米营养丰富，她还是
4 A1 Z3 ]4 J/ ?2 f# {( Y3 ^4 }( D坚持着喜欢，那些骨头。

% j$ t1 {0 L* V: P2014-2-17，半山茅舍。

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( d+ n% H1 _6 X5 S0 q7 Y  w' g5 EApple’s belief
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I gave a peanut to her
She caught it,then run to
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Put it gently.
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And then she run to a pig-cheek bone
1 \8 `, y2 W& R0 P! [5 FWith deep love
She won’t leave it any more

: @& m+ G; ~+ }& B3 g" c5 C  tThis is apple_a puppy’s belief
Although I told her
3 d& c' Z# d. R( T5 DPeanuts are nutrient-rich
: {* Y- J0 N7 q+ Y, |- jShe still persist in loving those bones.

奥冬

很好的事情