Poem by Goi Sensei
Everywhere
In the Great Universe,
There is a place for each one of us.
The place to manifest the Heavenly Idea on Earth,
The place to realize the Great Harmony
Is in the Prayer for World Peace of each one of us.
There should be no place on Earth that leads to war.
There is a place for war or peace in the heart of each of us.
But people do not want to know that.
Instead of blaming America, or the Communist Republic of China, or protesting against the Japanese government,
We must first eradicate the causes of war from our own hearts.
With thoughts of hurting people,
With thoughts of conflict in our hearts,
Peace on Earth cannot be achieved.
For each and every one of us to make our own place of life truly bright,
Is the only greatest thing to achieve world peace.
Do not make your feelings anxious.
Do not hold grudges or hate others.
Neither self-deprecation nor arrogance comes from your Hon-shin*, true mind. When you see everything as Kieteyuku Sugata*, the process of fading away,
The brightness of your Hon-shin, true mind, will increase.
The Prayer for World Peace is the Prayer for enlightenment of both individuals and humanity as a whole.
We practice the way of Prayer every day, entrusting everything to this Prayer for World Peace.
Notes:
Hon-shin: The true mind, literally translated, is the divine self of a person, or real you, that comes from and resides in the Divine world.
Kieteyuku Sugata: The process of fading away, literally translated, which is the essential view and practice of “Human Beings and the True Way of Life.”
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