Tuesday, November 22, 2011

"Too lazy to be ambitious"

Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.
~Ryokan

1 comment:

Veena said...

oh yeah :-)

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