「一輪の花をかざして 今日もまた 浄土へ帰る 旅をつづけん」 （甲斐 和里子） Wearing a single flower on me, I will continue my journey Returning to the Pure Land As usual, today as well. 野の花を一輪、髪にかざした幼いころ、 元気にとびまわって…

Exchanging letters, in which only “ ? ” or “ ! ” is written, is being kept between Amida Buddha and me. I am always write “ ? ” to the Buddha and the Buddha always answers “ ! ” to me : I say to the Buddha, “ What should I do ? ” and the B…

第七条（歎異抄）に出て来ますように、お念仏の世界は、魔界や外道も障碍することはない。悪魔もお念仏の人を妨げないんです。その恐ろしい鬼がお念仏の前に出たらみんなおとなしくなってしまう。それがお念仏の御利益の不思議です。 これは親鸞聖人が生活上…

The other day one of my acquaintances brought astringent persimmons for me since he knew well that my favorite fruit was persimmons. I tried making dried persimmons for the first time in accordance with his instructions. I gave my mind to …

Fallen leaves rustle in the wind. A sleeping deer wakes up with a start at the sound of rustling leaves, looking around, finding nothing unusual. “ Ah! It's because of the wind, ” the deer feels easy, going to sleep again. But just after t…

There is an open space in a corner in the park I usually visit. The leaves of the trees growing around the space have vividly turned red and yellow. The space alone looks separated and floating from the surroundings and seems wrapped in th…