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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The earth is what we all have in common.

Wendell Berry

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Topic
The world Interconnectedness of all things

Author

Wendell Berry
Source
The Unsettling of America
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Berry, Wendell. The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture. Sierra Club Books, 1977, ch. 7.

Another quote from the 13th century

Therefore it is necessary to arrive at a prime mover, put in motion by no other; and this everyone understands to be God.

St. Thomas Aquinas

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Topic
Origin of the universe God Creation

Author

St. Thomas Aquinas
Source
Summa Theologica
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Latin
Time
1265 1260s 13th century
Era
Middle Ages
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Saint Thomas Aquinus. Summa Theologica. c. 1274, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Saint Thomas Aquinus. The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Provinc. Christian Classics, 1981, pt. 1.

Another quote originally in Japanese

The months and days are the travelers of eternity. The years that come and go are also voyagers... I too for years past have been stirred by the sight of a solitary cloud drifting with the wind to ceaseless thoughts of roaming.

Matsuo Basho

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Topic
Wanderlust Eternity

Author

Matsuo Basho
Source
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Genre
Travel writing
Language
Japanese
Time
1694 1690s 17th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Basho, Matsuo. おくのほそ道 [The Narrow Road to the Deep North]. Tokyo, 1702.

Current Citation

Basho, Matsuo. "The Narrow Road to the Deep North." The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches, translated by Nobuyuki Yuasa. Penguin Classics, 1967.

Another quote of the following type Zen koan

I don't know where I'm going but I'll get there on time.

Robert Rauschenberg

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Topic
Journey vs. destination
Speaker
Robert Rauschenberg
Source
The New Yorker
Medium
Interview Magazine
Statement Type
Zen koan
Language
English
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Rauschenberg, Robert. "Everything in Sight: Robert Rauschenberg's New Life." Interviewed by Calvin Tompkins. The New Yorker, 23 May 2005, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/05/23/everything-in-sight.