Ryokan - To enjoy life's immensity, you do not need many things.

My house is buried in the deepest recess of the forest Every year, ivy vines grow longer than the year before. Undisturbed by the affairs of the world I live at ease, Woodmen’s singing rarely reaching me through the trees. While the sun stays in the sky, I mend my torn clothes And facing the moon, I read holy texts aloud to myself. Let me drop a word of advice for believers of my faith. To enjoy life’s immensity, you do not need many things.

- Ryokan
One Robe, One Bowl: The Zen Poetry of Ryokan
Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf: Zen Poems of Ryokan

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.

Ryokan,
Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf: Zen Poems of Ryokan

Keep your heart clear and transparent,
and you will never be bound.
A single disturbed thought,
though, creates ten thousand distractions.
Let myriad things captivate you
and you'll go further and further astray.
How painful to see people all wrapped up in themselves...

~ Ryokan