The universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being.
MATSUO BASHONo matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
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Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.
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From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree; And from the bamboo, of the bamboo.
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Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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Traveler’s heart. Never settled long in one place. Like a portable fire.
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With every gust of wind, the butterfly changes its place on the willow.
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Fresh spring! / The world is only Nine days old – / These fields and mountains!
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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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How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
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