Good morning.
Bloom your own way, at your very best. This is Yukihiro Shima from Oubaitori.com.
Today is Morning Daimoku #1,122. August 7th. On the old calendar, autumn begins today — Risshū. Even so, the heat has not left us. Please take care of yourselves.
Yesterday, I was tired from the morning
I will be honest with you. Yesterday, I was tired from the morning. Heavy. Slow.
Still, I held on. I pushed through. I went to work. For months now, I have not rested. I have kept going, one step at a time, wanting to make things better, wanting to run this through to the end.
And yesterday evening, I finished a little early. I sat at the quiet table with my wife. I opened a beer.
A day like that is needed, too
In this fierce heat, in a world this heavy, we chant our morning Daimoku. We win the day, one day at a time. We build faith, one day on top of the next. We do not stop. One step. Then the next step. That is how we have come this far.
And still — sometimes we need to rest.
Faith is not a race we sprint through. Tomorrow morning, we will sit before the Gohonzon again. And the morning after that. And the morning after that. So, sometimes, a quiet beer. A quiet dinner with the one you love. There is no shame in a night like that. In truth, a night like that is what lets us sit before the Gohonzon the next morning.
The body is the foundation. Go at a pace you can keep.
The calendar says autumn begins today. The heat says otherwise. Please take care of your body. The body is the foundation of everything.
Today, I will go at a pace I can keep. Not “with all my strength.” Not “to the very last drop.” Just — at a pace I can keep. That word matters. To keep faith over the long distance, you need a pace you can keep. Rest is part of the practice, too. It is how we come back to the Gohonzon tomorrow.
Let’s Daimoku. Today, at a pace we can keep.
Thank you, always.
🙏 From Yukihiro Shima — Oubaitori.com
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