The sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white.
MATSUO BASHOFriends part forever wild geese lost in cloud.
More Matsuo Basho Quotes
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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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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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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Sadly, I part from you; Like a clam torn from its shell, I go, and autumn too.
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First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.
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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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Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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At the ancient pond the frog plunges into the sound of water.
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Come, see the true flowers of this pained world.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
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Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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April’s air stirs in Willow-leaves, a butterfly Floats and balances.
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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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Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.
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Go to the object. Leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Do not impose yourself on the object. Become one with the object. Plunge deep enough into the object to see something like a hidden glimmering there.
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