Ryokan Quotes

Keep your heart clear And transparent, And you will Never be bound. A single disturbed thought Creates ten thousand distractions.

Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace. Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment? Listening to the night rain on my roof, I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.

Why do you so earnestly seek the truth in distant places? Look for delusion and truth in the bottom of your own heart.

Someday I'll be a weather-beaten skull resting on a grass pillow, Serenaded by a stray bird or two. Kings and commoners end up the same, No more enduring than last night's dream.

The plants and flowers I raised about my hut I now surrender To the will Of the wind

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... Then the moon and flowers will guide you along the Way

The thief left it behind: the moon at my window.

Good friends and excellent teachers - Stick close to them! Wealth and power are fleeting dreams but wise words perfume the world for ages.

In all ten directions of the universe, there is only one truth. When we see clearly, the great teachings are the same. What can ever be lost? What can be attained? If we attain something, it was there from the beginning of time. If we lose something, it is hiding somewhere near us.

In this world of dreams, drifting off still more; and once again speaking and dreaming of dreams. Just let it be.

See and realize that this world is not permanent. Neither late nor early flowers will remain.

When all thoughts Are exhausted I slip into the woods And gather A pile of shepherd's purse. Like the little stream Making its way Through the mossy crevices I, too, quietly Turn clear and transparent.

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

I don't tell the murky world to turn pure. I purify myself and check my reflection in the water of the valley brook.

If there is beauty, there must be ugliness; If there is right, there must be wrong. Wisdom and ignorance are complementary, And illusion and enlightenment cannot be separated. This is an old truth, don't think it was discovered recently. "I want this, I want that" Is nothing but foolishness. I'll tell you a secret - "All things are impermanent!

The flower invites the butterfly with no-mind; The butterfly visits the flower with no-mind. The flower opens, the butterfly comes; The butterfly comes, the flower opens. I don't know others, Others don't know me. By not-knowing we follow nature's course

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

How could we discuss this and that without knowing the whole world is reflected in a single pearl?

If someone asks about the mind of this monk, say it is no more than a passage of wind in the vast sky.

In this dream world we doze and talk of dreams— dream, dream on, as much as you wish

9. The Moon Cannot Be Stolen Ryokan, a Zen master, lived the simplest kind of life in a little hut at the foot of the mountain. One evening a thief visited the hut only to discover there was nothing in it to steal. Ryokan returned and caught him. "You may have come a long way to visit me," he told the prowler, "and you should not return empty-handed. Please take my clothes as a gift." Ryokan sat naked, watching the moon. "Poor fellow," he mused, "I wish I could give him this beautiful moon.

In my hometown, there are two brothers with contrary characters. One is clever and eloquent, the other is foolish and silent. The foolish one seems to have all the time in the world. The clever one is always busy depleting his life.

I must go there today - Tomorrow the plum blossoms Will scatter.

Could we just settle down and have some compassion and respect for ourselves? Could we stop trying to escape from being alone with ourselves? What about practicing not jumping and grabbing when we begin to panic? Relaxing with loneliness is a worthy occupation. As the Japanese poet Ryokan says, “If you want to find the meaning, stop chasing after so many things.

The past I know is gone; the present never lasts. Time glides by without a trace. Who can be wise in this constant flux? I take each day as its own sustaining myself until I’m released. After so much wandering, I have arrived here— twenty years seen through a cloud.

A poem by Ryokan comes to mind: Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace. Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment? Listening to the night rain on my roof, I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.

From where he lay on his tatami mat, he could see her in profile. Her dark hair was down, spilling around her tiny shoulders, and she was dressed only in one of the snow white yukatas or kimonos that the ryokan (a Japanese inn) supplied its guests. She was beautiful, he decided, yet she was a contradiction.

A poem by Ryokan comes to mind: Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace. Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment? Listening to the night rain on my roof, I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out. One of my favorites.

எதிலும் முனைப்பின்றிச் சோம்பலாய் இருக்கிறேன். தன்னைத் தானே பார்த்துக்கொள்ளட்டுமென விட்டுவிட்டேன் உலகத்தை. பத்து நாட்களுக்கான அரிசி என் பையில் இருக்கிறது. கணப்பருகில் ஒரு கட்டுச் சுள்ளிகள். எதற்குத் தொணதொணப்பு மாயையையும் ஞானத்தையும் பற்றி? கூரையில் வீழும் இரவுநேர மழையைச் செவிமடுத்தபடி வசதியாக அமர்ந்திருக்கிறேன், கால்கள் இரண்டையும் நன்கு நீட்டி

The thief left it behind: the moon at my window

Ce mai face diferența dintre un hotel și un ryokan este că, oricât de mare ar ajunge și oricât de mulți angajați ar avea, cineva din familia fondatoare va fi garantat acolo, fie să-ți aducă mâncarea, fie să-ți întindă așternutul, fie să-ți toarne sake în păhăruț. Închipuiți-vă o clipă cum ar fi să vă cazați la Hilton și să vină domnișoara Paris să deretice prin cameră sau să vă aducă Bezos însuși la ușă pachetul comandat de pe Amazon. Să luăm exemplu altă afacere ajunsă mare, creștinismul. Cum ar fi ca Iisus, la a doua venire, să petreacă niște mii de ani cu noi și să mai spele din când în când pe picioare câte-un amărât. Ei, cam asta înseamnă un ryokan. afacere de familie.

Ce mai face diferența dintre un hotel și un ryokan este că, oricât de mare ar ajunge și oricât de mulți angajați ar avea, cineva din familia fondatoare va fi garantat acolo, fie să-ți aducă mâncarea, fie să-ți întindă așternutul, fie să-ți toarne sake în păhăruț. Închipuiți-vă o clipă cum ar fi să vă cazați la Hilton și să vină domnișoara Paris să deretice prin cameră sau să vă aducă Bezos însuși la ușă pachetul comandat de pe Amazon. Să luăm exemplu altă afacere ajunsă mare, creștinismul. Cum ar fi ca Iisus, la a doua venire, să petreacă niște mii de ani cu noi și să mai spele din când în când pe picioare câte-un amărât. Ei, cam asta înseamnă un ryokan, afacere de familie.

Though I think not to think about it, I do think about it and shed tears thinking about it. — RYOKAN