Shushin

Kodomo no kokoro wa shokutaku de tsukurareru. A child's heart is developed at the meal table. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii

Asobu toki wa otona daga, Shigoto wa marude kodomo dane. You are an adult when you play, but at work you act like a child. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii

Iika, kyou ga koremade no jinsei no saigo no hi da. Iika, kyou wa korekara no jinsei no saisho no hi da. Look! Today is the last day of your life. Look! Today is the beginning of your life. – Bishop Ryokan...

Seowasareta to omoeba, nimotsu wa omoku naru. Seowasete itadaita to omoeba, kansha ni naru. If you think you are burdened with something, it becomes heavy. If you think carrying something is a privilege, it becomes something of gratitude. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of...

Donnani nagai kurushimi nimo, donnani fukai kanashimi nimo, kumo no kireme kara hikari ga sashite kuru youni shiawase no toki ga kitto aru. No matter how much you are suffering, No matter how sad you are, Like the sun shines between...

Mawari wo shiawase ni shinakereba Jibun mo shiawase ni naranai yo. Unless you spread happiness around you, You will not be happy. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii

Heta dakaratte akirameruna. Soredake tanoshimi ga öi to iu koto da Don’t give up even if you are unskilled; all the more you can look forward in becoming skilled. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii

Suki na koto o yare. Suki ni naru made yare. Suki ni naranakereba seikou shinai. Do what you enjoy, do it until you succeed; you won't succeed if you don't enjoy it. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii

Jibun wa te mo dasanai de hito no yatta koto ni kuchi o dasuna. Don't criticize others, If you were not involved in it. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii

Otona demo kodomo demo shikarareru yori wa homerareta hö ga ganbaru mono desu. Praised instead of scolded Adult and a child alike Will strive harder. – Bishop Ryokan Ara Tendai Mission of Hawaii