Messenger
Emerging from liquid,unique in the solar system,as far as I know, I am a messenger, andmy story is far from over.There … Read More “Messenger”
Author: Teahouse
Founded in 1995 in Vancouver and based in Hong Kong since 2006, BDG is a multimedia platform providing English-language content on Buddhist teachings, arts, and culture. We accomplish this through features, commentary, and news on the BDG website, as well as publications and other channels.
Why Mars Has No Temples
I know these tracks.Drizzled into a vaulted cistern,I drink its wet methane until it’s only an empty sea again.I know this … Read More “Why Mars Has No Temples”
At the Core
My heart is a self-published book, likea snake shedding its skin, I have an infinite supply of words and pages toturn over.Yet … Read More “At the Core”
My Mood Feels
like the third glassof a New Belgium juicyhaze IPA. Ancient wisdomon a napkin. Lighting bowlsand random deposit slips onthe top … Read More “My Mood Feels”
Why Poetry is Well Suited for Space Work
Why did I think she had eyes thecolor of feces and sweat dipping tainted hairs white as burning phosphorous? What is wrongwith … Read More “Why Poetry is Well Suited for Space Work”
I Need My Used Book Store
Three Lives, in New York. From Intelligencer I need my used bookstore. The sensuous aromas of waxy skin jackets andmahogany shelves, paperskeletons in … Read More “I Need My Used Book Store”
Guru
I make offerings with my body, speech and mindMay we understand the principle of the LotusThe inherent purity of the … Read More “Guru”
Your Homegrown Smile
is delicious. It’sbright and round like cherrytomatoes pulledfrom a soil bed.Gripped by twohands, with white chalklined canals running across thepalms, the flowering green, … Read More “Your Homegrown Smile”
The Five Hindrances
As human beings, we sometimes falter when we walk the Buddhist path. We have the best of intentions; hoping against hope … Read More “The Five Hindrances”
Two Monks Arguing About Movement
It’s not the leaves that move. Nor is it the Banyan tree. The mind moves both of them,as if they were constructed of thoughts … Read More “Two Monks Arguing About Movement”