Cora J. Ramos > Quotes

“You must learn to see what is real,” Master Kana said. “Forget what your eyes tell you. View the world around you through all your senses. Allow the impression of things to come to you through your whole body, rather than only what reaches your eyes.” One day during the following summer, Shino sat in the garden. His lesson was to wait in stillness until he received the full impression of a bird—the first bird that landed on the tree in front of him. Master Kana had instructed, “Do not give it a name, or attributes—this bird or that color, or define it as beautiful or fast, or that its sound is sweet or sharp. Observe without attaching mind labels.” A bird soon landed on the branch above him. Miyoshi”
― Cora J. Ramos, Haiku Dance

“she walked the path along the garden stream, the uguisu birds rustled in the branches. Bush Warbler began an insistent song. She answered it, whistling softly to draw it closer. She smiled when it hopped onto the nearby maple tree, cocking its head toward her.”
― Cora J. Ramos, Haiku Dance