The Power of Poetry

Zen is the art of saying what can't be said every poet knows this you're trying to describe the indescribable. When it comes to discussing something so esoteric as zen it can be discussed only zen people play games with each other they play little tricks, test each other out by saying to somebody. There's a poem which says when two Zen masters meet each other on the road they need no introduction thieves recognize one another instantaneously. I remember when I met Paul Reppes for the first time who wrote that lovely book Zen flesh and Zen bones he said to me well he said you've written quite a number of books by now you must think you're pretty fancy