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“The journey itself is my home.”
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“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
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“Winter solitude-
in a world of one colour
the sound of the wind.”
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in a world of one colour
the sound of the wind.”
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“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.”
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“Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.”
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“This autumn-
why am I growing old?
bird disappearing among clouds.”
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why am I growing old?
bird disappearing among clouds.”
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“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
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“Between our two lives
there is also the life of
the cherry blossom.”
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there is also the life of
the cherry blossom.”
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“Summer grasses,
All that remains
Of soldiers' dreams”
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All that remains
Of soldiers' dreams”
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“When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.”
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“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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“Sadly, I part from you;
Like a clam torn from its shell,
I go, and autumn too.”
― Narrow Road to the Interior
Like a clam torn from its shell,
I go, and autumn too.”
― Narrow Road to the Interior
“On a bare branch a crow is perched - autumn evening”
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“There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.”
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“Even in Kyoto/Hearing the cuckoo's cry/I long for Kyoto”
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“Nothing in the cry
of cicadas suggests they
are about to die”
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of cicadas suggests they
are about to die”
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“Harvest moon:
around the pond I wander
and the night is gone.”
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around the pond I wander
and the night is gone.”
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“The temple bell stops
But the sound keeps coming
out of the flowers”
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But the sound keeps coming
out of the flowers”
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“Awakened at midnight
by the sound of the water jar
cracking from the ice”
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by the sound of the water jar
cracking from the ice”
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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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