第47回　我、深く汝等を敬う

There is an English translation at the bottom of this article. It’s a little bit long, however, please read it when you have time

今、全国の法華系寺院では、御会式が行われています。

御会式・・・御報恩会式。日蓮聖人の命日、10月13日前後に、遺徳に感謝を捧げる行事です

かくいう私も例外なく、本山での御会式は終わりましたが、有縁の寺院に参拝し、あるいはお供えをする毎日です。

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限りなく私的な事情ですが、修行所で最初に習った、日蓮聖人のお手紙に、こうありました。

「釈尊出世の本懐は、人の振る舞いにて候けるぞ」

寝てない、やること終わらない、自分のこと何もできない、そんな状況に「ズドーン」と響きました。いやほんとそうだよな、と。
辛い状況ほど、人の行動や言動がよく見えるし、ずっと覚えてる。

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不軽菩薩という方は、自分に石を投げたり棒でぶとうとする人に対しても頭を下げて「あなたはほとけさまになる方だから」と手を合わせました。

「我、深く汝等を敬う」と。

日蓮聖人のお手紙に戻ります。

殿は一定腹あしき相かをに顕れたり。いかに大事と思へども、腹あしき者をば天は守らせ給はぬと知らせ給へ。

あなたは必ず腹を立てるとそのよくない相が顔にあらわれてくる。どんな大事なときでも、腹の悪い短気な者を、諸天は守護しないと、よく知っておいたほうがよい。

常にむつばせ給へ。殿は腹悪き人にて、よも用ひさせ給はじ。

いつも仲良くしておきなさい。あなたはすぐ腹を立てるから、なかなか言う通りにしないかもしれないが（2回めの指摘　笑）

世間のすぎえぬやうばし歎ひて、人に聞かせ給ふな。

世間のことがつらい事であるといって、歎きを他人に聞かせるようなことはしないように

蔵の財（たから）よりも身の財すぐれたり。身の財より心の財第一なり。この御文を御覧あらんよりは、心の財をつませ給ふべし。

蔵の中に財を積めても、身体が弱くては何にもならぬ。ただ、身体が健康であっても、心が浄く豊かでなくては何にもならぬ。この手紙を見たら、心の宝を積むよう努力しなさい。

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少ない切り取りですが、それでも日蓮聖人、実にお手紙の相手のことをよく知っていると思いませんか？気が短いことなんか2回も指摘して。

日蓮聖人というと、「折伏」といって、強く相手を説き伏せるようなイメージがありますが、その分仏法を探求し、また目の前の人にきちんと向かい合っておられた、とも言えるわけです。

それを元にこのブログを締めるのも大変失礼なことですが・・・

まず、大前提。

もし嫌なことを言われても、気にしなくて良い。
あなたのことを何も知ろうとしない人だから。

かわりに、人とモノを知ろうとしよう。
もしあなたが、人を認められない、モノを受け入れられないなら、それは自分が無知だからかもしれないよ。

No. 47 I deeply respect you

Right now, the Goeshiki ceremony is being held at Nichiren-sect temples across the country.

Goeshiki… Goon-eshiki, an event held around October 13th, the anniversary of Nichiren Shonin’s death, to give thanks for his virtues.

I am no exception, and although I have completed the Goeshiki ceremony at my head temple, I still visit temples I have connections with and make offerings every day.

This is a very personal matter, but the first thing I learned at the training center was a letter from Nichiren Shonin, which said the following.

“The Buddha’s true purpose in achieving enlightenment lies in the way people behave.”

This really hit home when I was in a situation where I hadn’t slept, couldn’t finish my tasks, and couldn’t do anything for myself. No, it’s true.

The more difficult the situation, the more you can see people’s actions and words, and you remember them for a long time.

Bodhisattva Never Disparaging bowed his head to those who threw stones at him or tried to hit him with a stick, saying, “You are a Buddha,” and joined his hands.

“I deeply respect you.”

Going back to Saint Nichiren’s letter.

Your face always shows signs of being angry. No matter how important you think it is, let it be known that the heavens do not protect those who have an angry temper.

When you get angry, your bad looks will always appear on your face. No matter how important it is, it is best to know that the heavens do not protect those who have an angry temper.

Always let him off the hook. He is an angry person, and you will never use him.

Always be on good terms with him. You get angry easily, so he may not do as you say, but

(2nd laugh)

Don’t let others hear you complaining about the inexorable nature of this world. Don’t complain about the hardships of the world to others.

The treasures of the body are better than the treasures of the storehouse. The treasures of the heart are more important than the treasures of the body. Rather than reading this letter, please make sure to accumulate treasures of the heart.

Even if you have a lot of treasures in your storehouse, if your body is weak, it will be of no use. However, even if your body is healthy, it will be of no use if your heart is not pure and rich. After reading this letter, make an effort to accumulate treasures of the heart.

It’s a small excerpt, but don’t you think Nichiren really knew the person he was writing to very well? He pointed out his short temper twice.

When we think of Nichiren, we have the image of him persuading others with his “shakubuku” (conversion), but we can also say that he explored Buddhism and faced the people in front of him properly.

It’s very rude to end this blog with that, but…

First of all, the basic premise.

If someone says something unpleasant to you, don’t worry about it. Because they don’t try to get to know you at all.

Instead, try to get to know people and things. If you can’t accept people or things, it may be because you’re ignorant.