How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.
MATSUO BASHOSeek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores
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The universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being.
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Calm and serene The sound of a cicada Penetrates the rock.
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All my friends / viewing the moon – / an ugly bunch.
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Awakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
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An autumn night – don’t think your life didn’t matter.
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Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance.
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Clapping my hands with the echoes the summer moon begins to dawn.
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Year’s end, all corners of this floating world, swept.
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The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together.
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On a bare branch a crow is perched – autumn evening.
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