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“Poems that spring out fully armed; and those that are the result of artisan care. The contrived poem, workmanship; a sense of achievement and pride of craft; but the pure inspiration flow leaves one with a sense of gratitude and wonder, and no sense of “I did it” — only the Muse. That level of mind — the cool water — not intellect and not — (as ro
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Only make sure the three lines make the mind leap. “The only real measure of a haiku,” Allen told us that one hot July afternoon, “is upon hearing one, your mind experiences a small sensation of space” — he paused; I leaned in, breathless — “which is nothing less than God.”
Natalie Goldberg • Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku
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Myq Kaplan • 1 card
Tao-ch’uan says, “Looking for someone else isn’t as good as looking for yourself. My song goes: ‘Water drops turn into ice, we believe / green willows, fragrant plants, forms without end / spring flowers, autumn moon, things never stop / listen in quiet to the partridge cry.”
Red Pine • The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
Rumi: The Big Red Book: The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love and Friendship
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How happy to see lightning and not think, “Time is fleeting!” —BASHO