睦月・1月の詩
横田南嶺老師揮毫、坂村真民さんの詩です。
円覚寺山内・黄梅院の山門下にある掲示板にて、実物はご覧になれます。
Since you only live once,
carry on living in pursuit of one and only one thing at a time,
wholeheartedly and with full concentration.
Make your flowers bloom and each of them bear fruit,
turning your own dreams into reality.
¬―Sakamura Shinmin, Carry on Living in Your Own Ardent Wish,
New version of “Since We Do Not Live Here In This World Twice”
―English translation: Sakai Takahiko
―English consultation: Paul Dargan