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How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.

Matsuo Basho

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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Companion Humanity Leaving Mindset Mountain Universe Wisdom Yourself
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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Bone Cold Deep Fragrance Nature Perfume World
Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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Carry Enlightenment Water Wood
Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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Break Deep Frog Resonate Silence Water
The basis of art is change in the universe.
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Art Change One Liner Universe
The haiku that reveals seventy to eighty percent of its subject is good. Those that reveal fifty to sixty percent, we never tire of.
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Goodness Hide Mystery Poem Reveal
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Deep Seek Teaching Wisdom
Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers’ imperial dreams.
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Dreams Greatness Summer
Winter garden, the moon thinned to a thread, insects singing.
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Insect Old Pond Sing Winter
I am one who eats breakfast gazing at morning glories.
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Eat Fast Glory Morning Myself
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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Age Deep Destiny Forever Home Journey Life Moon Old Sun Time Travel
With every gust of wind, the butterfly changes its place on the willow.
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Butterfly Change Mindset Place
Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem.
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Death Life Moments Poem
Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
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Journey Path Seek Wisdom
Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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Flower Pain See True World
First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.
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Bridge Fall Snow

How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.

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How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.

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