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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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Old pond, leap-splash – a frog.
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Frog Old
Spring rain conveyed under the trees in drops.
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Drop Spring Tree
From all these trees, in the salads, the soup, everywhere, cherry blossoms fall.
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Fall Food Tree
For this lovely bowl let us arrange these flowers since there is no rice.
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Old pond, frog jumps in – plop.
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Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.
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Carry Enlightenment Water Wood
The oak tree: not interested in cherry blossoms.
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Flower Interest Tree
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.
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The basis of art is change in the universe.
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Art Change One Liner Universe
How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers.
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Desire Flower Moon Myself
The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.
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Flower Myself Sound Stop Temple
Do not resemble me-Never be like a musk melon Cut in two identical halves.
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Be Yourself Identity Imitation Myself Original
I hope to have gathered To repay your kindness The willow leaves Scattered in the garden.
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Summer grasses — all that remains of great soldiers’ imperial dreams.
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Dreams Greatness Summer
All my friends / viewing the moon – / an ugly bunch.
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Friendship Moon Ugly View
Don’t imitate me / we are not two halves / of a muskmelon.
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Fruit Imitation Myself

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