“The flower invites the butterfly with no-mind;
The butterfly visits the flower with no-mind.
The flower opens, the butterfly comes;
The butterfly comes, the flower opens.
I don't know others,
Others don't know me.
By not-knowing we follow nature's course”
―
The butterfly visits the flower with no-mind.
The flower opens, the butterfly comes;
The butterfly comes, the flower opens.
I don't know others,
Others don't know me.
By not-knowing we follow nature's course”
―
“why is it all so beautiful this fake dream
this craziness why?”
― Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master
this craziness why?”
― Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master
“It's very difficult to look at the World
and into your heart at the same time.
In between, a life has passed.”
― After Ikkyu & Other Poems
and into your heart at the same time.
In between, a life has passed.”
― After Ikkyu & Other Poems
“I was like an old leafless tree until we met green buds burst and blossom
now that I have you I'll never forget what I owe you”
― Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master
now that I have you I'll never forget what I owe you”
― Crow With No Mouth: Ikkyu, Fifteenth Century Zen Master
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