I must go there today - Tomorrow the plum blossoms Will sca… - Ryōkan

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I must go there today -
Tomorrow the plum blossoms
Will scatter.

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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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Alternative Names: Ryokan • Ryoukan

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Cling to truth and it turns into falsehood. Understand falsehood and it turns into truth. Truth and falsehood are two sides of the same coin. Neither accept one nor reject the other.

In all ten directions of the universe, there is only one truth. When we see clearly, the great teachings are the same. What can ever be lost? What can be attained? If we attain something, it was there from the beginning of time. If we lose something, it is hiding somewhere near us.

I don't tell the murky world
to turn pure.
I purify myself
and check my reflection
in the water of the valley brook.

I must go there today - Tomorrow the plum blossoms Will scatter. - Ryōkan

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