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『心偈』11

柳宗悦『心偈』

11「トマレ 六字」

 

 In any case, six latters,Namo Amitabha Buddha.

 

"Tomare" is an abbreviation for "tomarekakumare."

It means "In any case, whatever may happen you should speak out the six letters."

Except this, an ordinary people could find a way to rest in peace.

The six letters are Chinese characters, Namo Amitabha Buddha, originally in Sanskrit "I believe enlightened person forever ."

 

今朝は5時に起きて小豆粥炊きました。

みんな喜んで食べていたので、よかった。

あと、驚いたのは、とんどを自宅にて登園通学前にしていたら、

次男三男が「お正月さんさようなら」と二人で言っていました。

わかっているんだなぁ。

春夏秋冬小さな積み重ね、体内記憶に残せているなら、

それだけで、母は幸せです。

今日はここまで。

 

『心偈』10

柳宗悦『心偈』

10「彌陀モ 六字ノ 捨艸ヤ」

 

Amitabha Buddha sells at a great sacrifice to six latters, also.

 

"Six letters" mean six letters, Namo Amitabha Buddha.

It is said "myogo."

Reciting this six letters is called "shomyo."

It is prepared the easy way of the Buddha to have fortune of the Buddha for lower classes.

It's a great way.

Everyone can recite Namo Amitabha Buddha by word of mouth.

Reciting this six letters is throwing yourself into the six letters.

Throwing yourself means getting rid of yourself.

You devote yourself to the six letters.

But it isn't the side of man.

To relieve the ordinary people by the six letters means the Buddha runs risk of hisself to the six letters, too.

The Buddha is throwing himself into the six letters.

The Buddha sells himself at a great sacrifice to six letters.

The Buddha give up himself to be going to save all the men.

It is  the six letters that the men and the Buddha throwing himself away and the place to meet one another.

The teaching of praying to Amitabha Buddha reminds us, if there isn't "the six letters," there aren't the men and The Buddha, too.

 

 

日本民藝館の棟方さんの般若心経、2月11日までの展示だそうです。

見に行こうと思います。静岡の芹澤銈介美術館へもぜひ。

 

『心偈』9続

柳宗悦『心偈』

 

Amitabha Buddha loves me, not because I have a fine character.

It's just the opposite.

 I am an ordinary people the very bottom, and deeply sinful indeed, so God has an eye on me.

I am not proud of the happiness that only I have.

In fact, Anyone can croon the poem.

Because we are all sinful.

Then Everyone are the lovers of God.

You should think I am the only man deeply sinful, so most especially I am the lover of the God.

Amitabha Buddha has an eye on just me whoever I am. 

I exist now, because I have a reason that I can't never leave my destiny.

Francis Thompson who is the Catholicism poet wrote poetry ”God is the lover with fear." I feel the same way.

You could affirm the truth clearly, you imagine the mother who has a kid with a disability has the very sympathy for him.

 

久しぶりに日中にup。

『心偈』9

柳宗悦『心偈』

9「見初ムトナ 彌陀 コノ吾レヲ」

 

It's me that  single out by Amitabha Buddha.

 

In plain words, I was fall in love with Amitabha Buddha at first sight.

But you shouldn't misunderstand it.

I never boasted of me.

 

テンポよく訳せそうな節ですが、

新学期1週間がんばったので、今夜は早く休みます。

また明日。

 

『心偈』8続々

柳宗悦『心偈』

 

The mercy of Amitabha would aim at a miserable man like that.

So the more you are miserable, you are haven the mercy of the Buddha.

It means that you are invited the main guest of the Buddha at first.

Who is the invited man?

It is only me, an ordinary people the very bottom.

Whoever  I am.

 

今日はスペルチェックは引っかからなかった。

また明日。