September 1 – Kikakou and Basho – Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening
- Sep 01, 2018
- By katalyst
- In abundance, Curiosisty
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“We shouldn’t abuse God’s creatures. You must reverse the haiku, not: a dragonfly; remove its wings— pepper tree. but: a pepper tree; add wings to it—dragonfly.” The Japanese Master Basho, in response to Kikakou’s poem The destruction or healing of the worldhinges on which way thisthought unfolds. Whetherwe pull things apart…