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Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

Matsuo Basho

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
First snow-falling-on the half-finished bridge.
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Bridge Fall Snow
Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.
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Day Destination Home Journey
From the pine tree, learn of the pine tree; And from the bamboo, of the bamboo.
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Knowledge Nature Tree Wisdom
A flute with no holes is not a flute.
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Deep Instrument One Liner
I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Garden Hope Kindness Pay
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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Deep Enough Gide Leaving Object Subject Yourself
Between our two lives there is also the life of the cherry blossom.
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Live Nature Ourselves Tree
Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die.
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Cry Death Flower
The journey itself is my home.
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Home Journey Myself
Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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Carry Enlightenment Water Wood
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
How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
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Desire Flower Moon Myself
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
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Deep Seek Teaching Wisdom
Farewell, my old fan. / Having scribbled on it, / What could I do but tear it / At the end of summer?
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End Fan Myself Old Summer

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