From this month’s second Zen maxim in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
Growing old, my legs no longer carry me well, my mind turns more slowly, and there is little I need to do. Gazing at the distant mountains and enjoying a good sleep may be the finest thing of all.
It may sound like the defiant resignation of old age, yet it can also be a powerful remedy for younger people worn down by stress.
老倒疎慵無事日 安眠高臥対青山 (ろうとうそようぶじのひ、あんみんこうがせいざんにたいす）
臨黄ネットの今月のふたつ目の禅語から。
足腰が立たなくなって、頭のめぐりも悪くなり、これといってなすこともない。高い山でも眺めながら高鼾に限る。
老境の開き直りのようでもありますが、案外、若い人でもストレスに参ってしまった時の特効薬ではないでしょうか。
Ko te titiro atu ki ngā maunga tawhiti me te moe hōhonu
Hei tā te kōrero tuarua o te marama i te wāhanga Hapani o te Rinzai-Obaku Zen.
Ka kaumātua haere te tangata, ka ngoikore ngā waewae, ka pōturi te hinengaro, ā, kāore he mahi nui e tika ana kia mahia. Tērā pea ko te mea pai rawa atu, ko te titiro atu ki ngā maunga tawhiti me te moe hōhonu.
Ahakoa he rite ki te whakaae mārire ki te āhua o te koroheketanga, he rongoā whaihua anō pea mō te hunga rangatahi kua ngenge i te taumaha o te mānukanuka.