Bombu are not worth comparing with even the wood used for
boiling water, they are not worth anything. The Tathagata is the compassionate
parent who proclaims that ‘I am’ his only child. Just right here you can find
the key to shinjin and birth.
‘I’ll never let you fall into the depraved abode, I’ll definitely
save you!’
Only the Oyasama (compassionate parent) will take care of us
so much.
‘True
mind penetrates deeply into one’s self.’ This means that one has come to
‘understand the Oyasama’. ‘The
diamond-like shinjin’ is the moment that you understand the mind of the
Oyasama. Had you not become one of the parents how could you genuinely feel the
heart of the Oyasama. Hence, it is through the words of Shinran Shonin that we come
to understand the Oyasama and His mind. Without the personality of Shonin and
his Dharma words, how could we know, let alone entrust in faith to the
Tathagata’s words and His Primal Vow. The person who witnessed the way it is with
us, why then would you harbour doubts? And why would you still remain sitting on
the fence?
Zuiken Sensei
Zuiken Sensei
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