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Friday 18 October 2013

Nature's Way - Ikkyu

The wise heathens have no knowledge;
They just keep their mind continually set on the Way.
There are no big-shot Buddhas in nature,
And ten thousand sutras are distilled in a single song.

Ikkyu (Ikkyu Sojun) (1394 - 1481) Japan
Translated by John Stevens
Source: Torre Wenaus web site

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