Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Ikiru to wa nã
inochi wo wakeatte
iku koto nanda yo,
Dakara itawari atte ikundayo.
To live is share
your life with others,
the reason for being
compassionate to all.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Heta dakaratte
akirameru na,
Sore dake tanoshimi ga
öi to iu koto da.
Don’t give up even if
you are unskilled.
All the more, you can look
forward to becoming skilled.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Dögu wa kowarete shimau hodo tsukau na
Hito no nasake wa itsumade mo sugatte iru na.
Don’t use a tool
until it’s broken.
Don’t depend on
the sympathy of others forever.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Mawari o shiawase ni shinakereba
Jibun mo shiawase ni narenai yo.
Unless one spread the happiness
around one,
One cannot become happy.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Ningen no sokojikara wa
gyakkyö de tsukurareru.
By enduring suffering and
bearing hardship,
the base energy of the
human is fashioned.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Yurusu haha, yurusanai chichi,
Sono naka de ko ha massugu
sodatsu.
A forgiving mother,
a strict father,
between them
a child is nurtured.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Köfuku to iu mono ga aru no dewa nai.
Köfuku to omou kokoro ga,
köfuku nano desu.
There is no happy or sad; these valuations exist only in the mind of the...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kokoro to kaereba,
Kaotsuki ga kawaru.
Kaotsuki ga kawareba,
Jinsei mo kawaru.
Your state of mind is reflected in your facial expression, which in turn will be reflected in your approach to...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Subete o ushinatta toki
Ningen no honto no
Chikara ga wakaru
Human strength is realized when you have lost
everything.
