Ikkyu
Many paths lead
from the foot of the mountain,
But at the peak
We all gaze at the
Single bright moon.
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Rain, hail, snow and ice:
All are different,
But when they fall
They become the same water
As the valley stream.
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The ways of proclaiming
The Mind vary,
But the same heavenly truth
Can be seen
In each and every one.
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This world
Is but
A fleeting dream
So why by alarmed
At its evanescence?
by Ikkyu
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