threnody

Spitting blood
clears up reality
and dream alike.

Sunao Jisei, death poem, Zen monk (1887-1926)

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1 month ago

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Late at night, listening to the winter rain
Recalling my youth —
Was it only a dream? Was I really young once?

— Ryōkan (1758–1831), Zen poet

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2 months ago

cinemafrancais:

Orphée (Jean Cocteau; 1950)

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2 months ago

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badgerdashery:

Ein kleiner Wunsch, ach wärt ihr blind. on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/24540206

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2 months ago

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thinuil:

Have the courage to go on an adventurous journey to find your own inner tree of life. Your own inner light.

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2 months ago

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dreamdeath:

Timeless

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4 months ago

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4 months ago

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littlestcaterpillar:

chill

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4 months ago

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rooo:

Drifting pitifully in the whirlwind of birth and death,
As if wandering in a dream,
In the midst of illusion I awaken to the true path;
There is one more matter I must not neglect,
But I need not bother now,
As I listen to the sound of the evening rain
Falling on the roof of my temple retreat
In the deep grass of Fukakusa.

— Dogen