Revised 24/12/23
“Your
afterlife has been fully taken care of by the compassionate Parent Himself.
He
definitely saves you!
Don't
worry! Don't worry!”
The
mind of an ordinary person (bombu) is
always changing and impermanent.
Where
is your mind from yesterday?
Even
your present mind is like a windmill,
Nor
is your mind of tomorrow reliable.
What
has never changed is the mind of great compassion of our compassionate Parent.
So
look up to and trust in the unhindered Buddha-wisdom!
The
compassionate Parent possesses the true and real Primal Vow-power (the Name of the
Vow)
Hear
His compassionate Vow:
“Should
[they] not be born there”—
It is the
true and real virtue,
without any mistake.
The
truth and reality (shinjitsu) of the
Tathagata is not contrived.
Listen
to the truth and reality that never misleads.
“Should
[they] not be born there, may I not attain the Perfect Enlightenment!"
The
Vow declares, “Should [they] not be born there, may I not attain the Perfect Enlightenment”— this
is the truth and reality.
Amida
and I are like pine leaves;
Wherever
we fall, we are together.
Passengers
on the same sailing ship
Are
together, whether in life or death; their relationship is that deep.
Buddha
and bombu are one—the Primal Vow-power.
An
equal cause and effect,
The
twofold benefit of self and other—
These
are the Buddha-wisdom and great compassion, which are inconceivable!
The
inconceivable Buddha-wisdom is the Primal Vow-power.
The
truth and reality of the Tathagata, His Call,
“Should
[they] not be born there” is the Primal Vow (Vow),
The
majestic power of the Sacred Name of six-characters (Power);
The
Vow (seigan) and the Name (Power)
Are
contained in His Call.
The
compassionate Parent is calling to me;
His
Call has been sounding since ages of distant eons [ago].
The
compassion of the Tathagata is like a ball of fire.
When
you reverently accept the inconceivable Buddha-wisdom as “truly
inconceivable,” great peace of mind (anjin)
is awakened.
Clouds
and mists all fade away.
The light of all-embracing compassion—what overwhelming joy!
Even
the mind of joy is (the working of) the Primal Vow-power
Within
His Call is contained the realization of the all-embracing Vow-power.
The
Call of “Come just as you are!” never ceases, without even a moment’s
interruption.
Relying
on this true and real “command,”
The
evil karma and passions dissolve in the unhindered light
and
“the calculative mind” has disappeared!
Virtuous
and unvirtuous minds, and faith have all been discarded,
The
round moon is shining brightly (Primal Vow-power);
Amid
our going and returning we forget ourselves.
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