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    “Only the one who attains perfect sincerity under heaven may discover one’s ‘true nature.'”

    Confucius, via Narrow Road To The Interior (Page XXXVII)

    Narrow Road To The Interior [Book]

      Book Overview: A masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature—part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening

      Bashō (1644–1694)—a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty—is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku recounting his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan.

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      19 Quotes from Narrow Road To The Interior on Solitude, Travel, and Poetry

      Inward [Book]

        Book Overview: From poet, meditator, and speaker Yung Pueblo, comes a collection of poetry and prose that explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting go, and the wisdom that comes when we truly try to know ourselves. It serves as a reminder to the reader that healing, transformation, and freedom are possible.

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        5 Deep Life Questions, Answered—An Excerpt from Inward by Yung Pueblo

        28 Poetic Quotes from Inward by Yung Pueblo on Healing, Pain, and Love

          “Your true self does not speak in words or banal phrases. Its voice comes from deep within you, from the substrata or your psyche, from something embedded physically within you. It emanates from your uniqueness, and it communicates through sensations and powerful desires that seem to transcend you. You cannot ultimately understand why you are drawn to certain activities or forms of knowledge. This cannot really be verbalized or explained. It is simply a fact of nature.”

          Robert Greene, The Daily Laws (Page 115)