The poems you will discover in this book reflect the Phe I know in the world. He bases his life on the principles of Buddhism. He follows the example of Buddhist leaders in his everyday experience. He explains Buddhist principles to others, at their levels of understanding. He writes poetry based on Buddhism as well. Even the proceeds of this book go toward the furtherance of Buddhist practice and education. The poetry reflects Phe's background in the Vietnamese culture. Many poems describe aspects of his family and of his hometown in Vietnam. Several compare and contrast the virtues and the vices of both cultures. Phe particularly describes, with exquisite visual imagery in words, his impressions of the two cultures in which he has developed. The poems reflect Phe's encounters with himself within nature. Phe lets us picture his world through his words. We see the impermanence of floating clouds, the perfection of a dewdrop, the vision of the full moon. We see the forest in its unsullied natural condition and after humankind has left it less beautiful.

Voi tam thuc "tuong niem va tri an" thuan khiet cua Bach Xuan Phe thi vuon tam khong nhung "trong sach rang ngoi Chan Nhu," ma con no hoa thom ngat. Tung bai tho trong tap "Tuong Niem va Tri An" la tung nu hoa man khai tinh khiet.