This time, words of a bulletin board is
”You are just right
as you are.”
I uploaded the original poem of the words on this blog on July 10, so I thought Iwould skip these words this time.
But I uploaded these words as the eighty-second words of a bulletin board.
This poem was on a leaflet I recieved from a monk on the other day.
"You are all right as you are.
Your face, body ,name and surname are perfect for you.
Poverty and richness, your parents and your children, your son's wife and your grandchildren,
they are all perfect for you.
Happiness, misfortune, joy and even sadness are just right.
The life you led is neither nad nor good.
It's good for you.
If you go to hell or go to paradice, the place you go is just right.
You don't need to be conceited, no need to be condescending.
There is neither above nor below.
Even the date of your death is just right.
Your life with Buddha can't be exactly bad.
It seemed that this poem is the work of Ryokan, but in fact Mitsuji Fujiba, a monk of Otani denomination in Ishikaw Prefecture wrote it about 30 years
ago.
I was moved to read this poem, so I uploaded it.
This time, words of a bulletin board is
”Doctors look for bad place in a body
I want to be a person who tries to find a person's good point"
2023 Hanamatsuri(Kanbutsu-e)
This time, words of a bulletin board is
"If you forgive everything,
you will feel at ease."
Wintersweet
This time, words of a bulletin board is
"Don't work too much, don't bring to naught, don't be lazy.
Walk step by step with dignity"
flowering kale
This time, words of a bulletin board is
"calm or gentle"
New year is coming soon, and I'm thinking deeply about these words.
I hope you will have a "calm" year both in public and private.
Thoroughwort
This time, words of a bulletin board is
” Form-it is, in fact,emptiness.
Every day is new and fresh. "
pomegranate
This time, words of a bulletin board is
"If you pray, the flowers will open"
These are the words by Shinmin Sakamura.
He is said to be a healing Buddhist poet.
Chilean Iris
This time, words of a bulletin board is
”Life is
never again"
Please take good care of yourself.
My husband attended a funeral service yesterday.
He was given a leaflet and I took some pictures of it.
"A funeral ceremony is not only for farewell but the place for praying for the persons happiness after death."
"The sutra is not only for the Buddhist knowledge and a manual of a life-style and how to die but for the pray for a person who passed away.
Buddhist scriptures will be a guideline of a right life-style for the person who lives, and and makes people who passed away relieved and happy.
By praying a sutra, we can tell Budda's concern and prayer."
I attend a sutra transcription meeting once a month and raise some sutras there.
I always think about the meaning of them.
But reading this leaflet, I was relieved a little.
This time, words of a bulletin board is
”Thanks”
Thankfully, I can see beautiful cherry blossoms this year too.
This time, words of a bulletin board is
”The color of willow is green, the color of flower is red"
Don't you see things in a slanting side ?
A willow is green and a flower is red.
That's OK.
These words also seem to be a ZEN term.
This time, words of a bulletin board is
”Slowly politely
one step one step arrival"
"Walk step by step and walk slowly and politely and we arrive"
I knew these words for the first time, so I searched it by google.
It seems to be a ZEN term.
Words of a bulletin board in January 2022 is
This time, words of a bulletin board is
” Thank you "
Beautiful chrysanthemum is decorated at the front door of this temple.
A believer of this temple grew these flowers.
We enjoy them every year.
