The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.

Dogen

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Topic

Interconnectedness of all things The moon The sky

Author

Dogen

Source

Genjo Koan Shōbōgenzō

Statement Type

Zen koan

Language

Japanese

Time

1253 1250s 13th century

Occupation

Zen Buddhist Eastern philosopher Philosopher Buddhist

From

Japan Asia

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dogen. "Genjo Koan [Actualizing the Fundamental Point]." Shobogenzo, c. 1253.

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Standing on the bare ground,—my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space,—all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Topic
Pantheism Interconnectedness of all things

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
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Language
English
Time
1836 1830s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Nature. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1836, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Nature." Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Lectures. Library of America, 1983, ch. 1.

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In that part of the book of my memory, before which very little is written, there is a heading that reads "Here begins a new life".

Dante Alighieri

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Topic
Love at first sight Being in love

Author

Dante Alighieri
Source
La Vita Nuova
Language
Italian
Time
1294 1290s 13th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dante. La Vita Nuova [The New Life]. 1294, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Dante. Vita Nuova, translated by Mark Musa. Oxford University, 2008, ch. 1.

Another quote originally in Japanese

Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maples, singing songs, drinking water and diverting ourselves in just floating, floating; caring not a whit for the poverty staring us in the face, refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current: this is what we call ukiyo.

Asai Ryoi

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Topic
Enjoying life

Author

Asai Ryoi
Source
Tales of the Floating World
Language
Japanese
Time
1661 1660s 17th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Asai, Ryoi. 浮世物語 [Tales of the Floating World]. c. 1666, bk. 1, ch. 1.

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There's no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.

Frank Herbert

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Topic
Balance Flexibility Adaptability Waves
Speaker
Darwi Odrade

Author

Frank Herbert
Source
Chapterhouse: Dune
Genre
Science fiction
Statement Type
Advice Zen koan
Language
English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Herbert, Frank. Chapterhouse: Dune. Putnam, 1985.