All my friends / viewing the moon – / an ugly bunch.
MATSUO BASHOThis autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.
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The moon is brighter since the barn burned.
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Old pond, frog jumps in – plop.
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Poverty’s child – he starts to grind the rice, and gazes at the moon.
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A thicket of summer grass / Is all that remains / Of the dreams of ancient warriors.
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Plunge Deep enough in order to see something that is hidden and glimmering.
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The basis of art is change in the universe.
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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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Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Traveler’s heart. Never settled long in one place. Like a portable fire.
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Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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When I speak My lips feel cold – The autumn wind.
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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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A flute with no holes is not a flute.
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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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