Ikkyu Quotes

"Break open the cherry tree: where are the blossoms? Just wait for spring time to see how they bloom." ~Ikkyu

"Having no destination, I am never lost." ~Ikkyu

"Learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon." ~Ikkyu

"Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain. But at the peak, we all gaze at the single bright moon." ~Ikkyu

"The salvation of birds and beasts, oneself included - this is the object of Shakyamuni's religious austerities." ~Ikkyu

"Watching my four year old daughter dance
I cannot break free of her."
~Ikkyu

VERSES

Break open
A cherry tree
And there are no flowers;
But the spring breeze
Brings forth myriad blossoms.
~Ikkyu

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From the world of passions returning to the world of passions:
There is a moment's pause.
If it rains, let it rain, if the wind blows, let it blow.
~Ikkyu

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Like vanishing dew,
a passing apparition
or the sudden flash
of lightning -- already gone --
thus should one regard one's self.
~Ikkyu

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Look at the cherry blossoms!
Their color and scent fall with them,
Are gone forever,
Yet mindless
The spring comes again.
~Ikkyu

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My real dwelling
Has no pillars
And no roof either
So rain cannot soak it
And wind cannot blow
it down.
~Ikkyu

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The tree is stripped,
All color, fragrance gone,
Yet already on the bough,
Uncaring spring!
~Ikkyu

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