Plunge Deep enough in order to see something that is hidden and glimmering.
MATSUO BASHOHow I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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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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Clapping my hands with the echoes the summer moon begins to dawn.
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Collecting all The rains of May The swift Mogami River.
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April’s air stirs in Willow-leaves, a butterfly Floats and balances.
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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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Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
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Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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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 sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white.
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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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I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.
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