Moonlight Leaning Against an Old Rail Fence: Approaching the Dharma as Poetry

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This collection of Dharma teachings combines Zen poetry and commentary, encouraging both direct experience and meditative study. Paul Weiss explores the pristine nature of human experience while addressing the ego's role in separation and suffering. The work features ecstatic celebrations of reality, practical guidance for daily life, and reflections on history, culture, and ecology. It aims to inspire contemplation and personal growth, transcending rigid interpretations of spirituality to reveal a deeper, poetic reality inherent in all human experience.