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。

All you have to do is express your deepest appreciation

to everyone surrounding you

for everything they’ve done for you.

Be aware of every happy day and night

that you carry on with joy,

protected by the guiding power of the universe,

and do something good to them in return by your own choice.

Take notice that they will stare at you with sparkling eyes.

―The Complete Poetic Works of Sakamura Shinmin (Vol. 7)

―English translation: Sakai Takahiko

―English consultation: Paul Dargan