From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
MATSUO BASHOBetween our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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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Old pond, frog jumps in – plop.
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Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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A flute with no holes is not a flute.
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Plunge Deep enough in order to see something that is hidden and glimmering.
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A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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The journey itself is my home.
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Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.
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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together.
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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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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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