ZEN State of Spirit

　　　　The Shōbōgenzō was created by the great Zen priest Dōgen in 1200-1253.
　　　　This prose is written by Hiragana and Kanzi letter, Regular script.


　　　　The essence of the Zen.
　　　　It is shown Shōbōgenzō.



正　 法 　眼 　蔵
Shō　bō　gen　zō

身心脱落　只管打坐
Come to naught a body and a heart, and merely sit down earnestly.


仏道をならふといふは　自己をならふ也
A meaning to learn a way of Hotoke is to learn myself.

自己をならふといふは　自己を忘るる也
A meaning to learn myself is to forget myself.

自己を忘るるといふは　万法に証せらるる也
A meaning to forget myself is to obey providence of the Nature.

万法に証せらるるといふは　自己の身心および他己の身心をして脱落せしむるなり
A meaning to obey providence of the Nature is to make mind and body of my own, and mind and body of another person emptiness.


この心あながちに切なるもの　とげずといふことなきなり
If own heart desires it earnestly toward the aim, you will accomplish any kind of thing.



The last sentence encourages me.
The self-knowledge is the most difficult theme.
It is forever.



　　　しかもかくのごとくなりといへども、花は愛惜にちり、草は棄嫌におふるのみなり

　　　Various phenomena and events may occur in this world.
　　　However, the flower will be scattered while mourn its leave. Even if the weed is disliked, it's grow thick still more.
　　　The human being is often at a loss, but the Nature will plainly change regardless of them.