Also these quotes...
... I really liked a lot. They were on the walls of Higashi hongan-ji. I only wish I could understand the Japanese version of them because they would be so beautiful I think.
"All of the things we've taken for granted, are, upon reflection, unbelievably wonderful." Noriyuki Namba
"The heart that reminded me to believe in other power; that heart was in fact self power" Hina Mori (Not translated incredibly well, but you can imagine what the actual meaning is)
"It is easy to understand the wishes we place upon others. The wishes placed upon us are difficult to realize." Shunko Tashiro
"We think to ourselves that I am right, I am wise. This is the root of human delusion." Ko Kamei
Yeah, so just really interesting things to think about. Things that we really do take for granted in our everyday life, like our thoughts-- the way we think and look at the world and process the world. For instance the different thoughts everyone who is reading this livejournal post will have, the images and memories it will bring to mind-- will it inspire a post of your own, a new way of thinking, or will you simply skim over it and move on to the next one? Everyone does something different, and I don't think that people realize that all the time. They just think, this is the way I process the world, and don't take the time to think that everyone does this differently-- it's magnificent, really! Therefore because we all think differently, what is immediately apparent to one, another may never notice. And we don't even realize this! Additionally, I think we take for granted how important it is to believe in ourselves. For in truth, there is no one else who can know you so wholly and completely as yourself. So if you can not be okay with living in your own skin, then it will be a very lonely world for you.
Anyway, just some brief thoughts before bed. Yay, Buddhist philosophy! :P
"All of the things we've taken for granted, are, upon reflection, unbelievably wonderful." Noriyuki Namba
"The heart that reminded me to believe in other power; that heart was in fact self power" Hina Mori (Not translated incredibly well, but you can imagine what the actual meaning is)
"It is easy to understand the wishes we place upon others. The wishes placed upon us are difficult to realize." Shunko Tashiro
"We think to ourselves that I am right, I am wise. This is the root of human delusion." Ko Kamei
Yeah, so just really interesting things to think about. Things that we really do take for granted in our everyday life, like our thoughts-- the way we think and look at the world and process the world. For instance the different thoughts everyone who is reading this livejournal post will have, the images and memories it will bring to mind-- will it inspire a post of your own, a new way of thinking, or will you simply skim over it and move on to the next one? Everyone does something different, and I don't think that people realize that all the time. They just think, this is the way I process the world, and don't take the time to think that everyone does this differently-- it's magnificent, really! Therefore because we all think differently, what is immediately apparent to one, another may never notice. And we don't even realize this! Additionally, I think we take for granted how important it is to believe in ourselves. For in truth, there is no one else who can know you so wholly and completely as yourself. So if you can not be okay with living in your own skin, then it will be a very lonely world for you.
Anyway, just some brief thoughts before bed. Yay, Buddhist philosophy! :P