Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death
by Yoel Hoffmann
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Author: Yoel HoffmannEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-04-15
ISBN: 0804831793
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
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I read this book straight through, cover to cover. However I don't recommend that people read this book that way. I think this compilation is better appreciated if you read a few poems and take some time to contemplate them. I did notice something interesting about the authors of these poems: It seemed to me that most of them realised that they are actually about to die and felt that they wasted their lives in their religious beliefs. These monks took a vow of poverty and had no possessions, ever. They begged every day to make it to the next. Then in the end, they got nothing out if it. They realised they're going to die just like everyone else. Kinda sad.
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