Monday, July 19, 2004

Ikkyu: Father of Rowdy Theology


Ikkyu (1394-1481)

It is nice to get a glimpse of a lady bathing --

You scrubbed your flower face and cleansed your lovely body

While this old monk sat in the hot water,

Feeling more blessed than even the emperor of  China!

                  

From Wild Ways: Zen Poems of Ikkyu, translated by John Stevens.  Published by Shambala (Boston 1995).


Posted by: Rowdy Theologian / 7:02 PM


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