「急ゲド 水ハ 流レジ 月ハ」 柳宗悦『心偈』 Water flow fast, the moon don't move. Water flow very fast. The moon is reflected brightly on the surface of the water. Though water flow quickly, the moon don't move in a rapid stream and leave b…

「何ヲカ拂フ 拂フガ塵 拂ハヌガ塵」 柳宗悦『心偈』 What do you dusts off? You dust off is dusts, that you don't dusts off is also dusts. Since we have a lot of dusts, we wish dust off dusts and clean up. No one don't wish it. This wiping ca…

「文アリテ 文ナキ 之ナン文」 柳宗悦『心偈』 This is the pattern that there is a pattern and there isn't a pattern. There are patterns as many as you like. If it remains something it shows a pattern, it isn't a real pattern. A pattern has a…

「文エガケ 文ナキマデニ」 柳宗悦『心偈』 Draw a pattern up to a pattern is gone. "Aya" is a pattern. A picture is also ok. In any case, you should remember a pattern that is drawn. You should drew anything is fine, but you must not to drew…

35「幸イトド ムクイ 待タネバ」 How greatly happiness it is! If you don't wait for rewards. 'Itodo' means 'very'. The most of our unhappiness has its roots in expectation of rewards. All grudge, regret, struggle and agony are founded on sel…

「持ツヤ ヒネモス ヲロガム幸ヲ」 柳宗悦『心偈』 Do you have happiness that praying something day and night? "Hinemosu" means day and night. That is everyday. "Orogamu" means pray. Man who has praying all his life is happy. It gives him a p…

「アナフシギ 御佛 吾ガヨハイ」 柳宗悦『心偈』 How wonder! Buddha is my age. "Yowai" is age. Buddha whatever you like is good, Shakamuni Buddha, miroku Bosatsu(Maitreya Bodhisattiva), Amida Buddha and Kanzeon Bosatsu(Avalokiteshvara). Also …

「沙門法蔵 捨テ身ナル」 柳宗悦『心偈』 Hozo-bosatsu was throwing hisself away. Hozo-bosatsu is a name before Amida Buddha. "Daimuryojyukyo" has a detailed knowledge of the story. The bodhisattva cherish a great desire to save the masses. A…

「佛トナ 名ナキモノノ 御名ナルニ」 柳宗悦『心偈』 Who is Buddha? It's a name of who has no name. Everyone ask who is Buddha? If we know who is Buddha, that Buddha isn't Buddha. Confined contents such and such isn't supreme Buddha. Buddha i…

「便リアリ 佛イト忙シト」 柳宗悦『心偈』 A Letter says the Buddha is so busy. Buddha is a merciful heart itself. Therefore people looks up to great compassion(maitri and karuna) of Buddha. Karuna is love. So when Buddha see a state of numb…

「聖云ヒツル 棄テヨト」 柳宗悦『心偈』 Hijiri said throwing myself away. In olden days when saint Kuya was asked the way of reciting the Name of Amida Buddha, he answered only words "If I throw it away." Not only Buddhism but all religion …

「南無阿彌陀佛 イトシヅカ」 柳宗悦『心偈』 How silent Namo Amida Buddha is. What is a lives that you devote yourself to the name of Buddha? It is that you take a rest yourself eternity. So what is called passions accepted quietness just as…