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
"sincerity, this year too"
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.
Thoroughwort
This time, words of a bulletin board is
”Even if we are kind to others, the kindness itself won't decrease.
Our virtue in our character will increase ."
Japanese anemone
This time,words of a bulletin board is
”I become old naturally or aimlessly,
and I will spend my life slowly"
This time,words of a bulletin board is
"When I see the shadow of my face in the mirror, I think of my parents.
My face looks like my parents." by Takizawa Bakin.
This time, words of a bulletin board is
"I came back
wind blows
and bells ring"
Bon festival is coming soon.
Souls of ancestors let us know their coming home by ringing bells.
This time, words of a bulletin board is
”Slope of going up is also slope of going down.
Stand up tightly not to fall down unexpectedly.”
