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    Going Home
    Doka Sensei
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Going Home

    Don't shed tears for the time that goes by, Time does not define birth and death. Discard all ideas and concepts, They are fragile like s...
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    Dao Odor
    Doka Sensei
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Dao Odor

    The Way smells Like Freshly brewed Tea 道闻起来 像 刚冲泡的 茶
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    Summer Clouds
    Doka Sensei
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 1 min

    Summer Clouds

    Summer clouds The smell of water Who resolves Me or the cloud Who flows Me or the river Doka Sensei
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    Bodhisattva of Compassion
    Doka Sensei
    • Jun 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Bodhisattva of Compassion

    To those who weep, She wipes the tears. To those who fall, She helps to get up. To those who tremble, She stands by their side. To those w...
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    Words
    Doka Sensei
    • Jun 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Words

    There is nothing new to say. All words are already used up. And even if a new word were invented, Who would understand it? 没有什么新鲜的话要说。 所有...
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    Hermit
    Doka Sensei
    • May 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Hermit

    Come in, traveler Welcome to this cell of eremite My brother, my sister My daughter, my son Take the most precious gift That I can give y...
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    Simplicity
    Doka Sensei
    • May 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Simplicity

    Simplicity and tranquility When the mind is pure. Birds sing. The sun shines. Joy exudes. 简约与安宁。 当心灵纯净时。 鸟儿唱歌。 阳光普照。 欢乐散发出来。
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    Ignorance 无知
    Doka Sensei
    • Feb 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Ignorance 无知

    If you greedily want more. If you are angry, when you don't get what you want. If you believe you really own anything. You suffer. 如果您贪婪地...
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    Maturation 成熟
    Doka Sensei
    • Feb 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    Maturation 成熟

    Mountain creek is shallow Flows quickly and loudly. The river at the foot of the mountain is deep Flows slowly and silently. 山溪很浅 快速而响亮地流...
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    Boundlessness
    DoKa
    • Dec 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Boundlessness

    " What do you call a river without banks? What do you call the wave that covers the sky? What do you call the moon hidden by clouds? Dok...
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    Moon
    DoKa
    • Dec 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    Moon

    Countless moons in the dew drops Evaporate Where did the moons go? 露水里面有无数的月亮。 露水蒸发后,月亮去了哪里? #moon #dew #illusion #reflection #emptiness ...
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    Birthdays
    DoKa
    • Nov 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    Birthdays

    Photo credits: Raphael Nguyen Every moment a Buddha is born. Every day a birthday is celebrated. When you open your eyes in the morning...
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    Summer
    DoKa
    • Jul 28, 2019
    • 1 min

    Summer

    Pond without ground; Red lotus opens to the evening sun; Sound of jumping koi fish; Bird sings to the old tree. 没有地面的池塘; 红莲花开放到傍晚的阳光;...
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    No words
    DoKa
    • Jun 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    No words

    You want to hear something about me? There is nothing that I can really say. What is relevant to know - can not be said. What can be sai...
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    Earth Day
    DoKa
    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Earth Day

    Cultivate Nature, Because Nature is not something else, Nature is - You Respect all living beings Because they are not the Others They ar...
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    Beauty of Impermanence
    DoKa
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Beauty of Impermanence

    Impermanence surrounds me The freshness touches the naked skin The cherry blossom turns into snowflakes What a beauty #impermanence
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    Tea Garden
    DoKa
    • Mar 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    Tea Garden

    Tranquility Clean your hands Clean your mind Tea garden is slowly awakening #tranquility #teagarden
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    Spring
    DoKa
    • Mar 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    Spring

    Spring always follows the winter Unfold your heart And welcome the flowering #spring
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    Sunrise
    DoKa
    • Feb 26, 2019
    • 1 min

    Sunrise

    The birth of the purple The smell of the air The silence of the nocturnal transit in the day The taste of the fog falls on the tongue The...
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    Getting and Losing Love
    DoKa
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 1 min

    Getting and Losing Love

    If somebody loves you, because of what you have - do not call it love This is just a desire to own - that is turning you into someone's p...
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