This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
MATSUO BASHOHow I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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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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Clapping my hands with the echoes the summer moon begins to dawn.
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First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.
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Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water.
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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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Harvest moon: around the pond I wander and the night is gone.
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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The basis of art is change in the universe.
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Farewell, my old fan. / Having scribbled on it, / What could I do but tear it / At the end of summer?
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Traveler’s heart. Never settled long in one place. Like a portable fire.
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Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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A flute with no holes is not a flute.
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Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together.
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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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