Quotes by Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon

Explore a curated collection of 7 quotes by Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Limitations gone:Since my mind fixed on the moon,Clarity and serenityMake something for whichThere's no end in sight. — Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon
Tightly held by rocksThrough winter, the ice todayBegins to come undone:A way-seeker also is the water,Melting, murmurin — Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon
Now seen...now gone,The butterfly flits in and outThrough fence-hung flowers;But a life lived so close to themI envy...t — Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon
Today's satori:Such a change of mind wouldNot exist withoutMy lifelong habit of havingMy mind immersed in blossoms. — Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon
Beyond this life andThis world I'll have it tilMy heart's content:The bright moon that passed overThe horizon before I h — Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon
Last year, Yoshino,I walked away bending branchesTo point me to blossoms--Which now are everywhere and I canGo where I'v — Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon
Returning to whereIt used to see blossoms,My mind, changed,Will stay on at Yoshino...Home now, and see anew. — Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon