eye_of_the_storm Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) // Edited August 7, 2013 by White Wolf Running On Air Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 7, 2013 Is that a drunk equal sign? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eye_of_the_storm Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) Edited August 7, 2013 by White Wolf Running On Air Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eye_of_the_storm Posted August 7, 2013 Midsummer --I walk about with my staff.Old farmers spot meAnd call me over for a drink.We sit in the fieldsusing leaves for plates.Pleasantly drunk and so happyI drift off peacefullySprawled out on a paddy bank.Ryokan//When I was a lad,I sauntered about town as a gay blade,Sporting a cloak of the softest down,And mounted on a splendid chestnut-colored horse.During the day, I galloped to the city;At night, I got drunk on peach blossoms by the river.I never cared about returning home,Usually ending up, with a big smile on my face, at a pleasure pavilion!Ryokan??At duskI often climbTo the peak of Kugami.Deer bellow,Their voicesSoaked up byPiles of maple leavesLying undisturbed atThe foot of the mountain. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eye_of_the_storm Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) Ikkyū (一休宗純 Ikkyū Sōjun?, 1394–1481) (self-named: "Crazy Cloud")Ikkyū is one of the most significant (and eccentric) figures in Zen history. To Japanese children, he is a folk hero, mischievous and always out-smarting his teachers and the shogun. In addition to passed down oral stories, this is due to the very popular animated TV series "Ikkyū-san". In Rinzai Zen tradition, he is both heretic and saint. Ikkyū was among the few Zen priests who argued that his enlightenment was deepened by consorting with pavilion girls. He entered brothels wearing his black robes, since for him sexual intercourse was a religious rite. At the same time he warned Zen against its own bureaucratic politicising. Usually he is referred to as one of the main influences on the Fuke sect of Rinzai zen, as he is one of the most famous flute player mendicants of the medieval times of Japan. The piece "Murasaki Reibo" is attributed to him. He is credited as one of the great influences on the Japanese tea ceremony, and renowned as one of medieval Japan's greatest calligraphers and sumi-e artists.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikky%C5%AB Edited August 7, 2013 by White Wolf Running On Air Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 7, 2013 I saw a joke recently. Kaye Jewelers advertises that a kiss begins at Kaye's. Someone said, I think Kaye's got it wrong. More kisses begin after a bottle of Miller 64 than start at Kaye's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
