Cross-posted from ""Why Log Truck Drivers Rise Earlier Than Students of Zen" by Gary Snyder" by @[email protected] in [email protected]
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this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2025
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Gary Snyder is a well-renowned Zen Buddhist and poet. While this poem may only seem tangentially related to Zen, I like how this poem blur the lines between Zen disciples and monks, and the regular, hardworking people that do their work just to put food on the table. There is no other life and there are no differences.
Came down from the hill
Still had to carry firewood.
Baking bread's more fun.