- ベトナム旅行記１
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- 今日のヒットチャート
various artists
m-flo tribute 〜stitch the future and past〜
- 瀉瓶無遺
we tend to think that repeating something over and over is monotonous, boring, and dull, and so often neglect to continue. but that which looks easy to do is actually the hardest to continue. we must remember that every discovery and every leap forward have been the result of perseverance. buddhism regards repetition as particularly important and teaches us that we can only absorb things by doing them over and over again. when we get up in the morning we make our devotions by chanting the sutras before the family altar. this has nothing to do with where we happen to be, however, it is important to make our devotions without any alteration whether we are in rome or kenya or wherever. during the vietnam war i once stayed with a family on a farm near
hue, an area that was then experiencing numerous guerrilla raids.to the sound nearby gunfire, i made my daily devotions as usual. some people may have thought i was praying not to be hit by a bullet, but that was not so. i did it because it was my duty as a buddhist. perhaps there are some people who laugh at such behavior as being formalistic. however, i believe it is by performing my religious duties unfailingly that i can live simply and honestly and feel no shame before the gaze of deities. some may say this is taking honesty to foolish lengths, but for me it would be a real pleasure to be a great fool in the cause of the dharma.
by the dharma world mar./apr.1999 vol 26 p4
- ウォルター・クロンカイト、旅立つ
walter cronkite and the lunar landing (cbs news)
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