Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kashikoi hito wa
jibun o oroka da to
omote iru
Oroka na hito wa
jibun o kashikoi to
omote iru.
A smart person thinks he is dumb; A dumb person thinks he is smart.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Asobu toki wa
otona da ga,
Shigoto wa
maru de kodomo da ne
You are an adult when you play, but at work you act like a child.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Hito no kanashimi o
jibun no kanashimi ni,
Jibun no shiawase o
hito no shiawase ni
Be sympathetic to other people’s sadness. Spread your happiness to others.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Ko o semeru na
sodateta ko da.
Oya o semeru na
oya mo tsurakatta no da.
Do not criticize your child,
the child you have raised;
do not criticize your parents,
it was difficult for...
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Yaru mae ni
wakaru hito,
Yatte mo
wakaranai hito
A person who comprehend beforehand, and a person that even shown does not comprehend.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kewashii michi dewa
tsumazukanai ga,
Hira na michi de
tsumazuku.
You don’t trip on a difficult path, but you trip on a level path.
Bishop Ryokan Ara
Tendai Mission of Hawaii
Kangaete iru dake dewa,
Mono goto wa
Susumanai yo
Things will not be
accomplished if you only think about them.
