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The desire to break the silence with constant human noise is, I believe, precisely an avoidance of the sacred terror of that divine encounter.

Matsuo Basho

April’s air stirs in Willow-leaves, a butterfly Floats and balances.
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Balance Butterfly Leaves
When composing a verse let there not be a hair’s breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.
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Breathe Compose Dangerous Enemy Fall Hairs Mindset Tree Writing
At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water.
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Pond Sound Water
This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Autumn Disappear Growth Myself Old
Farewell, my old fan. / Having scribbled on it, / What could I do but tear it / At the end of summer?
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End Fan Myself Old Summer
Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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Calm Rock Serene Sound
Poverty’s child – he starts to grind the rice, and gazes at the moon.
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Children Moon Poverty Start
Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers’ imperial dreams.
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Dreams Greatness Summer
Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.
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Companion Humanity Leaving Mindset Mountain Universe Wisdom Yourself
Collecting all The rains of May The swift Mogami River.
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Collection Rain River Water
On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.
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Autumn Evening
How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
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Face Flower God Myself See
From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
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Fall Food Tree
When your consciousness has become ripe in true zazen-pure like clear water, like a serene mountain lake, not moved by any wind-then anything may serve as a medium for realization.
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Clear Conscious Purity Realize Service Water Yourself
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Deep Seek Teaching Wisdom
How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
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Desire Flower Moon Myself

The desire to break the silence with constant human noise is, I believe, precisely an avoidance of the sacred terror of that divine encounter.

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The desire to break the silence with constant human noise is, I believe, precisely an avoidance of the sacred terror of that divine encounter.

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