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Huai-Nan-Tzu

Posted in Aha This! on January 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »

“Don’t be surprised,
Don’t be startled;
All things will arrange
Themselves.
Don’t cause a disturbance,
Don’t exert pressure;
All things will clarify
Themselves. “

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Ryokan

Posted in Aha This! on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“How can we ever lose interest in life?
Spring has come again
And cherry trees bloom in the mountains. “

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Insomniac

Posted in Life's Like That on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“There are some nights when
sleep plays coy,
aloof and disdainful.
And all the wiles
that I employ to win
its service to my side
are useless as wounded pride,
and much more painful.”
Maya Angelou

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Tesshu Tokusai

Posted in Aha This! on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

To shake off the
Dust of human ambition
I sit on moss in
Zen robes of stillness,
While through the window,
In the setting sun
Of late autumn,
Falling leaves whirl
And drop to the stone dais.

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Saigyo

Posted in Aha This! on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Wondering if it’s a winter shower,
I wake in my bed
And hear them:
The leaves that
Couldn’t withstand the storm.”

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