The Practice of Haiku
Haiku is a path to explore and deepen our communion with trees and plants. From its very origins, haiku has been intertwined with nature—an extraordinary experience of the present moment, dissolving inner and outer boundaries, fusing the poet with their surroundings, meeting fully in the here and now.
Haiku is not born of reason or intellect alone, but from a harmonious integration of mind, heart, and senses. It cultivates an expansive attention that links the smallest details of everyday life to the vast cosmos and the realm of transcendence.
To truly encounter plants and other beings, one must step beyond the domain of reason and logos, dismantling the walls that separate observer, observation, and that which is observed; nurturing a fusion with the bios in shared time with nature—the sun, the light, the tree, the bird—and with oneself.
The haiku’s strict form, bound to 17 syllables, paradoxically liberates us from the constraints of personal ego and creative control, granting the poem an autonomous life. It challenges us to distill essence, shedding explanation, cause, and speculation.
Haiku finds completion in reading and sharing. To touch the reader’s heart depends both on the writer’s skill and the openness of the reader’s spirit. When this meeting occurs, the joy of celebrating the moment and life itself is shared.
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