7 quotes
The water of the valley stream
Never shouts at the tainted world: “Purify yourself!”
But naturally, as it is,
Shows how it is done.
Zen Poetics of Ryokan (2006)
I take these words as an admonition to myself.
Zen Poetics of Ryokan (2006)
I have nothing to report, my friends.
If you want to find the meaning,
Stop chasing after so many things.
Zen Poetics of Ryokan (2006)
When you encounter those who are wicked, unrighteous, foolish, dim-witted, deformed, vicious, chronically ill, lonely, unfortunate, or disabled, you should think: “How can I save them?”
Zen Poetics of Ryokan (2006)
Why do you so earnestly seek the truth in distant places?
Look for delusion and truth in the bottom of your own hearts.
Zen Poetics of Ryokan (2006)
The village has disappeared in the evening mist
And the path is hard to follow.
Walking through the pines,
I return to my lonely hut.
Zen Poetics of Ryokan (2006)
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.
Abandon this fleeting world, abandon yourself,
Then the moon and flowers will guide you along the Way.
Zen Poetics of Ryokan (2006)