柳宗悦『心偈』 Absolutely you may pay attention to whether it attains a state of ordinary. Shimo means plain, it shows a state of pure mind that isn't added any arrangement. "Tomare" is the word watching a state like this. 11長くかかり過ぎ…

柳宗悦『心偈』 There's nothing just like a praying to Amitabha Buddha. Here I would like to talk people who aren't believer in jodo sect of Buddhism. If you can't pray to Amitabha Buddha, as it is, any kind of jobs is fine. What kind of jo…

柳宗悦『心偈』 You could forget everything, it may be all right though you don't know anything. 山羊座新月 がんばろう

柳宗悦『心偈』 But it means such like this, just Namo Amitabha Buddha will be better that it will be meaningless. やらないよりましというだけですが、一文だけでも。

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 pe…

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 prepar…

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 h…

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…

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?…

柳宗悦『心偈』 We can't live without a sin. As Dendo daishi expressed it, I should say just "". But you never despair. 短いけれど。 明日へつなげる一歩。

柳宗悦『心偈』 8「想ヘ誰ゾ 御佛ノ マラウドト」 Who is the main guest of the Budha? It's me in spite of who I am. "maroudo" means a guest of honor. It means "Consider who is the main guest of the Buddha today?" Incompetent as I am, whoever,…

柳宗悦『心偈』 ７「追ウヤ 佛ヲ 追ハレツルニ」 People run after the Buddha in spite of people are ran down the Buddha. Many people think that we ask somebody the way, adore Buddha's teaching, run after the Buddha and pile up various efforts…

柳宗悦『心偈』 6「開カレツルニ 叩クトハ」 ヒラカレツルニ タタクトハ What is knocking the door? In spite of the door was opend. Though you knock the door or not, The door filled with the goodness of God is opened and waiting whenever, where…

あけましておめでとうございます。 お正月から見に来てくださっていたのに、 失礼しました。 一昨年に比べて、昨年はサボり気味でした。 今年は完訳めざしてがんばります。 いつも読んでくださりありがとうございます。 皆様にとって、2018年が良い年であり…

長らくあきましたが、久しぶりに書きます。 その間、読みにきてくださっていた方、ありがとうございます。 新月の願い事、もう5年以上続いている習慣になりました。 いつもは複数書くのですが、ここ数ヶ月ごくシンプルになっていました。 そして、今回の満月…

柳宗悦『心偈』 6「開カレツルニ 叩クトハ」 ヒラカレツルニ タタクトハ What is knocking the door? In spite of the door was opend. 補足 Why knock when God's door of love is always open? (『民藝』544号、1998年4月号、内海禎子訳) Jesus said,"Knoc…

柳宗悦『心偈』 5「指スヤ 西ヲ ドコトテ 西ナル」 「サスヤ ニシヲ ドコトテ ニシナル」 Let's aim at west. There is west wherever you go. 続き It must be west that two of east and west go out of existence. There isn't west only western directi…

柳宗悦『心偈』 5「指スヤ 西ヲ ドコトテ 西ナル」 「サスヤ ニシヲ ドコトテ ニシナル」 Let's aim at west. There is west wherever you go. People admire the Western Paradise. Why is it west? They associate west with the sun sets in over there. …

「日本民藝地図屏風」 作者以外で、私よりこの作品を長時間見続けた人はいないはずと 勝手に自負しているこの屏風が、今秋から来春にかけて、高島屋の 東京、横浜、大阪、京都、名古屋の５カ所を巡回するそうです。 去年、駒場で再会しましたが、たくさんの…

旅は柳宗悦のキーワード。

4「指スヤ都 見シヤ茲ヲ」 「サスヤミヤコ ミシヤココヲ」 Let's aim at city. Why don't you see here? ”Sasu" means "aim at," it is starting on a long journey. A long time ago people would like to strike the main street leading to Chouan or ask…

柳宗悦イコール民藝運動とは違うというスタンスで考えてみたい。

柳宗悦『心偈』 「都イヅチ 問ヒノ サ中」 ミヤコイヅチ トヒノ サナカ Where is the city? in the middle of the question Where is the city that your heart pursue? It looks that the city is far away. But what is the heart that you pursue the cit…

長い空白を経て、今日は翻訳の代わりに文章を少し。 毎日の生活の衣食住において、そして、そこで使っている様々な品物ができるまでの過程において、手を使う仕事は、この100年余り間に日本でも劇的に少なくなりました。ファストフードという言葉に加え、ユ…

柳宗悦『心偈』 2「御佛イヅチ 汝レハ イヅコ」 But Where is my whereabouts investigated this? First when not thinking back to this, how much meaning is left to know a whereabouts of the Buddha? Much more when there are where the Buddha's whe…

柳宗悦『心偈』 2「御佛イヅチ 汝レハ イヅコ」 Speaking of the Buddha Everyone ask a heart who is he or where is he? It can also be said that the whereabouts is a question of eternity. やらないよりはマシと心に言い聞かせ。

柳宗悦『心偈』 2「御佛イヅチ 汝レハ イヅコ」 ミホトケイヅチ ナレハ イヅコ Where is the Buddha? Where are you? I hope you remember as follows. A man asked a priest that “where is the Buddha?” Then the priest asked back immediately “ Where a…

柳宗悦『心偈』 「今日モアリオホケナクモ」 When it's understood so, where is there the pain or the pleasure those I stick. The fact that we live is too good for us. So we should live today for gratitude. Therefor I learned the meaning for l…

柳宗悦『心偈』 「今日モアリオホケナクモ」 Someone would curse the existence of hisself. A world depends on custom of shifts and changes, such one isn't fixed as one. 昨夜upしたつもりだった2行。

柳宗悦『心偈』 「今日モアリオホケナクモ」 We will be thankful to exist here. When this is understood, it is the way to bright light even in adversity. また日付超えたけど、今日も2行。 雷ゴロゴロいっていました。