Plum Blossoms Quotes

• Moon, plum blossoms, this, that, and the day goes

  Kobayashi Issa

  Moon, Plums

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• Without bitterest cold that penetrates to the very bone, how can plum blossoms send forth their fragrance all over the world?

  Matsuo Basho

  Life, Plums, World

  "A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku and Zen".

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• She decides to make a list of the things that make her happy. She writes 'plum-blossom' at the top of a piece of paper. Then she stares at the paper, unable to think of anything else. Eventually it begins to get dark.

  Neil Gaiman

  Writing, Dark, Thinking

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• Study the teachings of the pine tree, the bamboo, and the plum blossom. The pine is evergreen, firmly rooted, and venerable. The bamboo is strong, resilient, unbreakable. The plum blossom is hardy, fragrant, and elegant.

  Morihei Ueshiba

  Strong, Teaching, Tree

  Morihei Ueshiba, John Stevens (2010). “The Art of Peace”, p.42, Shambhala Publications

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• Although we have no actual written communications from the world of emptiness, we have some hints or suggestions about what is going on in that world, and that is, you might say, enlightenment.  When you see plum blossoms or hear the sound of a small stone hitting bamboo, that is a letter from the world of emptiness.

  Shunryu Suzuki

  Communication, Enlightenment, Sound

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• bees
  dig the plum blossoms

  Charles Olson

  Plums, Bees, Insects

  Charles Olson (1966). “Selected Writings of Charles Olson”, p.213, New Directions Publishing

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