Shodoka – Song of Enlightenment
Originally appeared March 2025
Do you see that Zen student? He has forgotten what he has learned, yet he practices easily and freely what he has learned and also what he should learn. He lives in equanimity, calmly and contentedly. He is free of all care, yet he acts naturally and reasonably.
There are several translations of the Shodoka, and this is just the beginning of a very long poem translated as Song of Realization of the Way. With a commentary and translation by Nyogen Senzaki, it’s as if we are listening to two teachers, as it was intended to help his own students understand the depths of Yoka-daishi’s message.
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