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Living Words: The Mountain of Treasure

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Inspirational Jul 27, 2011

The following is a translation of an excerpt from Ikiru kotoba (“Living words”), p. 5. Over a large river, there is a bridge which has no supports. . . . if you earnestly strive and cross the bridge without falling, there will be before you a mountain of treasure. Anecdotes of Oyasama 171, “The Mountain […]

Living Words: Clear the Path from the Bottom

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Inspirational Jul 20, 2011

The following is a translation of an excerpt from Ikiru kotoba (“Living words”), p. 13 If the path is cleared from down below both the people up above and the people down below can easily get near, can they not? Anecdotes of Oyasama 28, “Clear the Path from the Bottom” A particular person, thinking of […]

Living Words: The Law of Nature

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Inspirational Jul 14, 2011

The following is a translation of an excerpt from Ikiru kotoba (“Living words”), p. 17. This path cannot be followed by human thinking. It is the path that is being formed by the law of nature (tennen shizen). Anecdotes of Oyasama 17, “The Law of Nature” We human beings tend to rush for results, relying […]