The universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being.
MATSUO BASHOGo to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and you do not learn.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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The basis of art is change in the universe.
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Fresh spring! / The world is only Nine days old – / These fields and mountains!
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Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Otherwise you impose yourself on the object and you do not learn.
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Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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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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Learn the rules, and then forget them.
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Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.
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Old dark sleepy pool… Quick unexpected frog Goes plop! Watersplash!
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The moon is brighter since the barn burned.
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The journey itself is my home.
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Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together.
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I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Sadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.
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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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