A friend endowed with these seven qualities is worth associating with. He gives what is beautiful, hard to give, does what is hard to do, endures painful, ill-spoken words. His secrets he tells you, your secrets he keeps. When misfortunes strike, he doesn’t abandon you; when you’re down & out, doesn’t look down on you. A person in whom these traits are found, is a friend to be cultivated by anyone wanting a friend.
when the sun shines, we’ll shine together
told you i’d be here forever
said i’ll always be a friend
took an oath i’ma stick it out ’til the end
now that it’s raining more than ever
know that we’ll still have each other
you can stand under my umbrella you can stand under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Our present existence is the sum of all they did, and we are the starting point for our descendants. All that our ancestors did reflects on us, and all that we do reflect on both our ancestors and descendants. One’s life is not entirely one’s own; it contains the past and conceives the future, and should therefore be lived with great care.
long live the pioneers
rebels and mutineers
go forth and have no fear
come close and lend an ear
The places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.
Blind is the world Few are those who clearly see. As birds escape from a net Few go to a blissful state.
i don’t want to be the one
waiting on the other side
waiting til my time has come
i’m gettin by just fine
living a life of regrets
and all the things i don’t got yet. scared to give it a try, yeah i’m getting by
Through daily practice and attending fellowship, the lifestyle will take care of itself. When we engage in daily practice of the nembutsu as a ‘living’ practice, and not just an intellectual exercise, naturally, our lives will be transformed into the substance of shinjin, the experience of awakening.
every chance we got
we were down by the river all night long
when the sun came up i was sneakin’ her home
and draggin’ my butt to work
with the smell of her perfume on my shirt
i’d be on the tractor she’d be on my mind
with that sun beatin’ down on this back of mine
just when I thought it couldn’t get no hotter
i fell in love with the farmer’s daughter
we got married last spring whoa and there ain’t no better life for me
Modesty is the foundation of all virtues. Let your neighbours discover you before you make yourself known to them. A noble heart never forces itself forward. Its words are as rare gems, seldom displayed and of great value.
i am a prairie girl straight to the bone, oh i’ll cut you off on the drive back home i spend my winters alone yeah there’s just no place quite like home
The secret of seeing things as they are is to take off our coloured spectacles. That being-as-it-is, with nothing extraordinary about it, nothing wonderful, is the great wonder. The ability to see things normally is no small thing; to be really normal is the unusual. In that normality begins to bubble up inspiration.
saw you on the corner
saw you in the park
saw you on the platform
of Grand Central Station
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