Every day is a good day

From this month’s Zen words in Japanese site of Rinzai-Obaku Zen.

Pandemic, extreme weather, struggling economy and even war. Endless gloomy news stories just keep coming. Even though, Zen teaches us that every day is a good day. Really?

It is about opening your eyes to the ultimate truth of life. There is no such a day when the way to the ultimate truth of life is closed. Thus you cannot blame anything but yourself about your uncertainty.

日々是れ好日

臨黄ネットの今月の禅語から。

疫病に、天変地異に、不景気、そして戦争。暗いニュースばかり続く毎日。その中にあってさえ、毎日毎日が、結構な一日だとはこれいかに。

これは、この世の真実は常に開かれていて、それを体得できない日はないということです。つまり、自らの不明は、自分以外の何かのせいにはできないわけです。

Ko te rā pai ia rā ia rā

Hei tā te kōrero o te marama i te wāhanga Hapani o te Rinzai-Obaku Zen.

He mate urutā, he tauheke āhuarangi, he paheketanga ohaoha, he pakanga. Kai te haere tonu mai nga pūrākau rongokōrero pouri mutunga kore. Ahakoa rā, e whakaako ana te mātauranga Zen i a mātou he rā pai ia rā ia rā. Pēhea?

Kai te whakatuwhera i o whatu ki te whakaaro nui pono. Kaore he rā pērā e kore e taea te whakamārama. Na reira kaore e taea e koe te whakapae i tētahi mea engari ko koe anō mo to rangirua.