Scattered Memories

by Giác Thanh

Overview

Published here for the first time, these fifty poems, explore his journey from young boy in Vietnam to being a leader in Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastic community. The early poems reflect childhood memories of war and destruction yet are also full of romantic and poetic imagery. His later poems convey a profound wisdom and spaciousness of heart. A Zen Master in his own right, he led a life committed to cultivating great compassion and liberation through inner discovery. Light in spirit, loving and wise, sometimes strict, and often humorous, these poems perfectly capture Giác Thanh’s clarity, wisdom, and kindness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937006310
Publisher:	Parallax Press
Publication date:	02/21/2009
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Thich Thich Giac Thanh was born in 1947 in Vietnam and passed away in October 2001 at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA. Ordained as a monk at age 20 in 1967, he received the Dharma name Giác Thanh (Awakening Sound). In 1971 he went to Van Hanh University to further his studies in Buddhism. He left Vietnam as a boat person in 1981 and came to the US in 1982. In 1999 he became the first abbot of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, CA.

Table of Contents

Lói Nói Ðâu 6

Foreword 7

Introduction 9

Nhung Bài Tho Ðâu Ðòi

The First Poems of Life

Khóc Quê Huong 12

Tears for My Homeland 13

Quang Trung 14

Quang Trung 15

Me 16

Luu Lac 16

Mother 17

Wandering 17

Ðôc Âm 18

Enjoying Tea Along 19

Mong Vàng Hoa

A Yellow Flower Dream

Mong Vàng Hoa 22

A Yellow Flower Dream 23

Bep Lua Vuon Cau 26

The Hearth in the Areca Garden 27

Núi Dá 28

Rocky Mountain 29

Xuân Trong Tú 30

Spring in Prison 31

Mot Cành Mai 32

A Branch of Plum Blossoms 33

Bep Lua Vuon Cau 34

The Hearth in the Areca Garden 35

Giang Ho 36

Wandering 37

Diêu Linh 36

Misery 37

Doc Am 38

Drinking Tea Along 39

Chieu Xuong 38

Sunset 39

Chet 40

Dying 41

Nhe Buroc

Gentle Steps

Moi Vào 44

Mot Bình Trà 44

Please Come In 45

A Pot of Tea 45

Duong Thien Nhiên 46

A Nature Path 47

Nhe Buoc 48

Gentle Steps 49

Áo Mong 50

A Thin Robe 51

Màu Hoa Rung 52

The Colors of a Fallen Flower 53

Cong Mây 54

Cloud Gate 55

Thông Diep Xuân

A Spring Message

Cô Thuoc Duoc 58

Miss Dahlia 59

Thau The 60

Deep Understanding of True Nature 61

Tuyên Ngôn 62

Proclamation 63

Ca Hát Tien Dua 64

Farewell Song 65

Tiêu Dao 66

Being Free 67

Vô Tuong 68

Formless Samadhi 69

Khai Bút 70

First Writing of the New Year 71

That An 72

True Seal 73

Song Chet 74

Life and Death 75

Vô De 76

Untitled 77

Tieng Hét 76

Shout 77

Ngày Hoi Cá 78

Fish Festival 79

Di Ve 80

Going Home 81

Tuong Tuc 82

Interbeing 83

Niem Vui 82

Happiness 83

Mat Em 84

Binh An 84

Your Eyes 85

Tranquility 85

Xoa Tóe 86

Letting Your Hair Down 87

Rang Lieu Bo Sông 88

Willow Trees by the River 89

Mùa Dông 90

Winter 91

Mot Cành Lan 92

An Orchid Stem 93

Benh 94

Being Sick 95

The Gioi Nhat Tâm 96

The One Mind World 97

Dang Quang 98

Illumination 99

Dang Quang 100

Illumination 101

Doi Thu 102

Beginning the Three-Month Retreat 103

Thong Diep Xuân 104

Spring Message 105

Niêm Hoa 108

Holding a Flower 109

Bao Noi 108

Storm Rage 109

An Tâm 110

Mind Seal 111

Ánh Sáng Cua Mùa Dông 112

Light of Winter 113

Tri Ân 114

Gratitude 115

Mùa Thu 116

Autumn 117

Lieu Ngo 118

Enlightenment 119

Love 121

Biography of the Author 123

Tieu Su Tác Gia 133

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"The work of a true practitioner." — Thich Nhat Hanh

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"There is a thread of joy that runs through [t]his work—an appreciation for everything from sunshine to plum blossoms to drifting mist."—Shambhala Sun

"The work of a true practitioner." — Thich Nhat Hanh

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