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。

Read good books.

Cultivate yourself by putting your nose in good works.

Burn a brilliant fire in your heart

and call out at the end of your life—

in your final breath—

that your existence was one of great dignity.

―The Complete Poetic Works of Shinmin Sakamura (page 21, Vol.1)

― English translation: Sakai Takahiko

― English consultation: Paul Dargan

円覚寺公式カレンダー。