“Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days' worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace. Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment? Listening to the night rain on my roof, I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.” PhilosophyPoetryBuddhismPoemZenBuddhistPoemsJapanMonkJapaneseSeersPhilosophersHermitRyokanZen Monk Author:Ryokan