Pourquoi me sentirais-je Dans le besoin ? Devant ma porte d… - Ryōkan

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Pourquoi me sentirais-je
Dans le besoin ?
Devant ma porte de broussailles,
La lune est là,
Les fleurs sont là.

Ryōkan

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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.

I don't regard my life
as insufficient.
Inside the brushwood gate
there is a moon;
there are flowers.

Late at night, listening to the winter rain Recalling my youth — Was it only a dream? Was I really young once?

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