Sublime

“Ananda, so many times I have reminded you that with birth there is death. That which comes together must separate. All dharmas are impermanent. We should not become attached to them. You must transcend the world of birth and death, arising and dissolving. Ananda, Sariputta was a great branch that fulfilled his duty in helping nourish the tree.

Haruko left a tiny laughing brass Buddha up high, in a corner of the attic, where he is still laughing to this day.

The old man nodded. "A noble journey. But tell me, why carry all this?" The traveler wiped his brow. "These are important things—things I may need." The old man simply smiled and gestured to the path ahead. The traveler sighed and continued. The path grew steeper, the air thinner. Each step drained him. Soon, his shoulders ached. His knees

En un siècle, le Japon a produit cinq grands poètes : Basho (1644-1694), Issa (1763-1828), Buson (1716-1783), Shiki (1867-1902), si l’on compte Taïgi (1709-1771) qui me laisse un peu froid. Sauf son poème sur l’été. « Averse d’été Un son brusque et fort Au-dessus de la forêt.

of the eye, each augenblick, as a muskrat dives, a heron takes alarm, a leaf floats spinning away. There is death in the pot for the living’s food, fly-blown meat, muddy salt, and plucked herbs bitter as squill. If you can get it. How many people have prayed for their daily bread and famished? They die their daily death as utterly as did the frog,

J’aime savoir où j’en suis, – non pas marcher en procession pompeuse et solennelle, en un lieu bien visible, mais marcher du même pas que le Créateur de l’univers, quand j’en ai l’occasion, – non pas vivre dans ce xixe siècle agité, nerveux, trépidant, vulgaire, mais rester debout ou assis, pensif, en le regardant passer. Que fêtent donc les

Through the various journeys of your daily life, this philosophy whispers in hushed tones, encouraging you to pause, ponder, appreciate, and gently accept the flow of existence.

it makes sense to me that the increasing lightness of old age lends itself to a conscious divesting of "stuff" and a deepening understanding of the meaning of "living lightly on the earth."