abandon

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The rain has stopped,

the clouds have drifted away,

and the weather is clear again.

If your heart is pure,

then all things in your world are pure.

Abandon this fleeting world,

abandon yourself,

then the moon and the flowers

will guide you along the way.

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~ Ryokan

photo by  Hideyuki Katagiri

thanks to http://dhammanovice.tumblr.com/

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