The prayer series

Jesus,

Look,
a flock of small birds.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
Seven small birds.

What are they doing? Continue reading Prayer 621 →

The prayer series

Jesus,

Do you know why I can write quite well?

Because my mind is quite empty.

My mind is empty
because I read less;
or if I read,
I’ll forget things I read.

I can write well
because my words come from the empty mind.
If my mind is full of words of others,
my writing is full of words of others.
So the writing is not mine and it’s bad.

The empty mind helps me create.
So my writings are unique.

My ideas can be the same as those of others
but my writings are unique.
And it’s art.
Art is creation and uniqueness.

Interesting, Jesus?
The career path is also the Zen path.

All thanks to you, Jesus.

I love you.

Amen.

PTH

The prayer series

Jesus,

Where are you?
Please give me the feeling you are with me.

…

Please manage my life.
I can’t manage it well.
I don’t know how to use my life at best.
Please take my life
and use it.

Amen.

PTH

The prayer series

Jesus,

Clothing is a language.
True.

If a lady wants to be treated like a lady,
she should dress as a lady.

I think
gender inequality in our country could be reduced
if our women dress as ladies
and of course, if they act as ladies. Continue reading Prayer 618 →

The prayer series

Jesus,

We never have much money
but we always enjoy life.

Remember when we only had 20.000 đồng in one day?
We drank an 8.000 đồng coffee cup.
Then when a lottery ticket seller came,
we bought for her a 10.000 đồng ticket.
So we still had 2.000 đồng left. Continue reading Prayer 616 →

The prayer series

Jesus,

Remember when we go to hospitals together?
Dental clinic, eye hospital,
general hospital – tropical diseases…

I feared going to dental clinic.
Because you went with me,
you comforted me,
you hold my hand,
you used doctor’s hands to heal me,
I was peaceful in the dental clinic.

… Continue reading Prayer 615 →

The prayer series

Jesus,

What outfit should I wear for the wedding of my friend?

This?
That?
…

My friend likes people to wear bright colours at her wedding.
She doesn’t talk to anyone about this,
I just know her style.
We should follow her will.
Continue reading Prayer 614 →

The prayer series

Jesus,

In 101 Zen Stories,
I like Ryonen and Tosui’s stories.

I like Ryonen.
I wish I can do as Ryonen did.
“Ryonen obtained a hot iron and placed it against her face.
In a few moments her beauty had vanished forever.”*

I like Tosui.
If I write so well that I have many adherents,
I think I’ll do as Tosui did,
I’ll quit the lecture business entirely
and no one can find any trace of me.**

You are always with me?

I love you, Jesus.

Amen.

PTH

* Ryonen’s Clear Realization
** Zen in a Beggar’s Life

The prayer series

Jesus,

My dad is suffering from eye pain.
A dust is in his eye.
Perhaps the iron dust.
Can you help my dad?

…

(5 hours later)

A doctor takes the dust out of my dad’s eye.

Thank you, Jesus.
All things I ask you to help me
become well.

Amen.

PTH