Haiku expresses deep meaning in few words.

It represents the ultimate refinement of a long tradition of eastern literature which derives its inspiration from a type of Buddhism known as Zen.

Haiku poetry excels in one of the rarest of artistic virtues – the virtue of knowing when to stop; of knowing when enough has been said.

Zen uncovers this virtue as not just the secret of art but of life itself.
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Haikus by Various Zen Monks

Read by Hiro Finn Hoshino

Sources of Wisdom:
Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
One hundred Famous Haiku by Daniel C. Buchanan

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