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                                                   Apie Dzeno mokytoją, Shunryu Suzuki,
                                                   pasakoja jo mokiniai:
                                                            
                                              \"– Kai pasiūlėte čia pasilikti vieneriems metams,
                                              žadėjote man, jog atrasiu didį džiaugsmą, – tarė mokinys
                                              Suzukiui Rošiui, kai juodu gurkšnojo arbatą Tasadžaroje,
                                              Suzukio namelyje. – Kad atrasčiau tą didį džiaugsmą,
                                              pirmiausia privalau atsikratyti troškimo gyventi, ar taip, Roši?

                                              – Taip, – atsakė Rošis, – tačiau negalima išsiugdyti
                                              troškimo mirti.\"
                                                                    




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                             Žiedlapis,
                                         dar vienas
                                                   krinta,
                             ant juodžemio,
                                           baltas,
                             lelijos...

                                           ir išsilieja debesys,
                                           formas, paleisdami –

                             tvinstantį vasaros karštį,
                             ilgy šešėlio,
                             atslūgti - - - -

                                              
                                              - - - gelsta ražienos,
                                                    ir susikrimtusiam,

                                                    laikas pažvelgt,
                                                    ilgesy,

                                                    liūdesio formas
                                                    paleidus,

                                                    į vakaro žarą,
                                                    ant skliauto,

                                                    pro ploną leduką,
                                                    padengusį žievę –
                                                                     medžio
                                                                     grublėto
                                                                     raukšles - - -  

                                      - - - - dar
                             truputėlis šviesos,
                             rudenio lietui
                                          sutemti,

                             dar truputėlis rudens, ir
                             išplukdys...

                             sielą.
                             paleisdamas formas.
                             kūnas.

                             po tylinčiom šviesą...

                                                                 _ _ _  jau
                                                          mirties vėjas,

                                                          ramybę amžiną,
                                                          žaidžia,

                                                                         su
                                                                         tavimi?..
                              
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                                            Žiedlapis,
                                                              dar vienas
                                            Krinta,
                                            Ant
                                            Juodžemio,
                                                               baltas,
                                                               kaip sniegas –

                                            Žaidžia lelijos šnabždesį
                                            Amžiną –

                                            Mirtį, po
                                            Dangumi...