O, that The spring evening would last for good When the fra… - Ryōkan

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O, that
The spring evening would last for good
When the fragrant cherry petals
Are reeling up and down!
香ぐわしき
桜の花
空に散る
春の夕べ
暮れずもあらなむ

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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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The rain has stopped, the clouds have drifted away,and the weather is clear again. If your heart is pure, then all things in your world are pure... Then the moon and flowers will guide you along the Way

Keep your heart clear
And transparent,
And you will
Never be bound.
A single disturbed thought
Creates ten thousand distractions.

If someone asks
about the mind of this monk,
say it is no more than
a passage of wind
in the vast sky.

O, that The spring evening would last for good When the fragrant cherry petals Are reeling up and down! 香ぐわしき 桜の花 空に散る 春の夕べ 暮れずもあらなむ - Ryōkan

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O, that The spring evening would last for good When the fragrant cherry petals Are reeling up and down! 香ぐわしき桜の花空に散る春の夕べ暮れずもあらなむ - Ryōkan