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The Shokoji Temple copying of sutras is not a calligraphy class, so the goal is not to write characters well.
The purpose of this program is to provide a platform for reflection to reaffirm the essence of things necessary to peacefully enrich our daily lives.
Furthermore, by chanting the Nembutsu, we hope to be welcomed into the Pure Land, just like our beloved ancestors, at the end of our lives.
The purpose of this is to:
The October sutra copying meeting was a regular one for the first time in a while.
I started to enjoy the cycle of copying the sutras and then living my life to the fullest until the next sutra copying session.
I think that there are people who are in the same situation. This time, we did some introspection together with the participants and chanted the Nembutsu.
On that day, I reaffirmed that being aware of one's own foolishness is what makes one wise.
This month has made me keenly aware of how difficult it is to be aware of one's own actions.
There is a huge difference between "knowing" and "understanding."
I know myself speaking at the sutra copying meetings and writing as texts.
However, I am unable to understand most of them. I would like to reaffirm my "awareness of being a fool" again next year.
I want to be there.
Well.
This November, let us reaffirm the idea of "life and death are one."
There is no need to use the word "internationalization" again; many people's range of activities has become much wider.
Those who can continue to stay at home are still in the better position, while others will get a job and live alone in the countryside, or worse, end up working overseas.
Not only my family, but also my relatives and friends are all scattered in various places and are trying their best to live their lives.
The number of people who can do this has become very few compared to the past.
In such an environment, it is good if you can meet your ancestors at the end of the year or the end of the year, but you may not see them for two, three, five, or even ten years. In that respect, your ancestors are very faithful and always return home at the end of the year or the end of the year.
Even so, we are concerned about our own health and that our precious family, relatives, and friends are doing well far away.
The knowledge that they are there for me gives me strength to live my life to the fullest.
In the same way, we hope that our precious family, relatives, and friends are living happily and to the fullest in paradise, and that we are doing well.
They rely on their own mental ability to recognize that others care about them to live their lives to the fullest.
The difference between the two is whether the other person is in a state where they can be recognized by their sense organs or not.
In either case, since the other person is not within your range, you are aware of them through means other than your own sensory organs.
No matter what condition our loved ones are in, we can recognize their presence and pray that they are well.
I can feel that they care about me and that they are there for me, and that can be a source of support for me to live my life to the fullest.
That is it.
"Life and death are one" shows the difference in the way one perceives an object, and each method of perception is used as a means to
We just live each day to the fullest.
Let's spend this month reaffirming and relying on the idea that "life and death are one" and trying to continue to act positively. This will make our lives little by little richer.
There's no doubt about it.
With this determination in mind, the prayer I wrote in my copy of the sutra is:
"Life and death are the same"
Let us write this, reflect calmly, and chant the Nembutsu.
Namu Amida Butsu
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