Plunge Deep enough in order to see something that is hidden and glimmering.
MATSUO BASHONot to think of yourself / as someone who did not count — / Festival of the Souls.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.
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The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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Without bitterest cold that penetrates to the very bone, how can plum blossoms send forth their fragrance all over the world?
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No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.
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I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
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With every gust of wind, the butterfly changes its place on the willow.
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Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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I am one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.
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Friends part forever wild geese lost in cloud.
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Around existence twine, (Oh, bridge that hangs across the gorge!) ropes of twisted vine.
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Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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