Matsuo Bashō quotes - page 3

Breaking the silence Of an ancient pond, A frog jumped into water – A deep resonance. (Matsuo Bashō)
Seek not the paths of the ancients; Seek that which the ancients sought. View quote
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The fact that Saigyo composed a poem that begins, "I shall be unhappy without loneliness," shows that he made loneliness his master. View quote
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Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves. View quote
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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. View quote
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Learn the rules, and then forget them. View quote
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The desire to break the silence with constant human noise is, I believe, precisely an avoidance of the sacred terror of that divine encounter. View quote
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Every moment of life is the last, every poem is a death poem. View quote
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The basis of art is change in the universe. View quote
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With every gust of wind, the butterfly changes its place on the willow. View quote
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the universe and its beings are a complementarity of empty infinity, intimate interrelationships, and total uniqueness of each and every being. (Matsuo Bashō)
Old pond, leap-splash - a frog. View quote
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Spring is passing by! Birds are weeping and the eyes Of fish fill with tears. View quote
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The summer grasses- Of brave soldiers' dreams The aftermath. View quote
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Travelling, sick My dreams roam On a withered moor. View quote
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