Honest, simple words
And an honest, simple heart
Are the sign of one
Who is set upon the path
To ancient virtue
I love this poem, even if it was written in 1820 it still resonates today. The beautiful poem above was penned by Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875), a Buddhist nun celebrated as one of the preeminent Japanese poets of the 19th century.
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