Truth, if you cleave to it as truth, turnes into falshood.
Falsehood, when you see it as such, becomes at once truth…
From Songs of Ryokan, Chinese Poems #103

Whereas a foolish person holds willfully to facts and details,
To drown in subtle differences of words and lines,
And being envious of others in their supreme achievements,
Wastes the mind night and day in efforts to exceed,…
From Songs of Ryokan, Chinese Poems #103

A wise person learns the mystery of existence in a flash
And climbs in a leap beyond the world of hollow phenomena,…
From Songs of Ryokan, Chinese Poems #103

Had we wisdom deep enough to know ourselves, single-handed,
No benefits would result from the works of ancient saints…
From Songs of Ryokan, Chinese Poems #103