Ryokan Taigu quotes
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“With no mind, flowers lure the butterfly; With no mind, the butterfly visits the blossoms. Yet when flowers bloom, the butterfly comes; When the butterfly comes, the flowers bloom.”
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“You must rise above The gloomy clouds Covering the mountaintop Otherwise, how will you Ever see the brightness?”
-- Ryokan Taigu
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