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Why do you so earnestly seek the truth in distant places? Look for delusion and truth in the bottom of your own heart. - Ryōkan
" "Why do you so earnestly seek
the truth in distant places?
Look for delusion and truth in the
bottom of your own heart.
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About Ryōkan
Ryōkan (1758–1831) was an eccentric Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived in Echigo, Japan, as a hermit, most famous for his poetry and calligraphy.
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Ryokan
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Ryoukan
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"If there is beauty, there must be ugliness;
If there is right, there must be wrong.
Wisdom and ignorance are complementary,
And illusion and enlightenment cannot be separated.
This is an old truth, don't think it was discovered recently.
"I want this, I want that"
Is nothing but foolishness.
I'll tell you a secret -
"All things are impermanent!
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