Quote Archives: Ikkyu

Reading the love letters of nature ~ Ikkyu

Every day, priests minutely examine the Dharma And endlessly chant complicated sutras. Before doing that, though, they should learn How to read the love letters sent by The wind and rain, the snow and moon. Ikkyu

Many paths, single moon ~ Ikkyu

Many paths lead from The foot of the mountain, But at the peak We all gaze at the Single bright moon. Ikkyu

Nowhere else ~ Ikkyu

mirror facing mirror nowhere else Ikkyu