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Matsuo Basho

A weathered skeleton in windy fields of memory, piercing like a knife.
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Memories Skeleton
Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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Cry Death Flower
On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.
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Autumn Evening
Fresh spring! / The world is only Nine days old – / These fields and mountains!
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Age Fresh Mountain Nature Spring Time World
For this lovely bowl let us arrange these flowers since there is no rice.
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Flower Food Love Poverty Togetherness
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Deep Seek Teaching Wisdom
Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers’ imperial dreams.
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Dreams Greatness Summer
Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.
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Drop Spring Tree
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Deep Learning Listen Nature Talk Wisdom
Don’t imitate me / we are not two halves / of a muskmelon.
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Fruit Imitation Myself
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
Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
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Journey Path Seek Wisdom
First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.
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Bridge Fall Snow
The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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Flower Myself Sound Stop Temple
There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores
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Day Journey Myself Sea Wind
I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Garden Hope Kindness Pay

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