Kamo
no Chōmei was a Japanese author and poet. He lived through a series
disasters, both natural and personal, and, having lost his political backing,
was passed over for promotion within the Shinto shrine that was
associated with his family. So he decided to turn his back on society,
took Buddhist vows, and became a recluse. His most well-known essay is
called Hōjōki ("An Account of a Ten-Foot-Square Hut")
THE HOJOKI (MY TEN-FOOT HUT)
[1] Though the river's current never fails, the water passing, moment by moment, is never the same. Where the current pools, bubbles form on the surface, bursting and disappearing as others rise to replace them, none lasting long. In this world, people and their dwelling places are like that, always changing. --------Kamo no Chōmei
[1] Though the river's current never fails, the water passing, moment by moment, is never the same. Where the current pools, bubbles form on the surface, bursting and disappearing as others rise to replace them, none lasting long. In this world, people and their dwelling places are like that, always changing. --------Kamo no Chōmei
