Prayer of the Rain

雨の音　屋根が教える　南無阿弥陀 sound of rain - my roof teaches me the Amida Prayer ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo 雨の音　おどる達磨の　足音じゃ sound of the rain - Daruma is dancing on my roof

In a dream last night, the pounding sound of the rain on my large roof started transforming into "Namu Amida Butsu", the prayer to Amida, as if he was teachting me himself to be fearless in stormy weather.
Imagine each rain drop a little Daruma dancing on the roof !
Now I am ready to live through another day of great storm ...


The Story of Daruma Dancing だるま夜話


Amida Nyorai and the Amida Prayer:
Namu Amida Butsu 南無阿弥陀仏


My large roof ...

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Dear Gabi,

If you ever publish a book of your haiku, please reserve a copy for me!

It seems I have come across haiku in which things like streams, and animals such as doves, have also chanted the nembutsu.

There is one in particular by Buson, but before that, read the explanation of the Ceremony:

"Juuya" 十夜法要 is a special ceremony for 10 days of the Amida sects of the Pure Land (Jodo), from October 5 to 10 of the old lunar calendar.
O-Juya means "ten nights.” In the Sutra of The Infinite Life, it says: “If good is practiced in the secular world for ten days and nights, it is superior to the practice of good in the Buddha’s land for one thousand years. The reason is that there are few who do bad in the Buddha’s Land. The blessings and virtues are natural and there is no creation of bad in Buddha’s land. Only this world has wickedness and the blessings and virtues are not natural.”

Because of this verse in the sutra, the O-Juya service confirms our commitment not to do any thing bad and to do every good.

あなたうと茶もだぶだぶと十夜哉
あなたふと茶もだぶだぶと十夜哉　
anata futo cha mo dabu-dabu to juuya kana

Ah, the blessed sound!
The tea also says, "Da-bu, da-bu!"
The ten nights.

tr. Blyth

The season's holy chant
from the teapot too, "dabu, dabu"--
for ten nights.

tr. Sawa and Shiffert


And one I found by Ryoota:

shirayuki no naka ni koe ari kan nembutsu

Within the clouds
There are voices:
Winter nembutsu.

tr. Blyth

So you are in good company!

Larry


Thanks so much, Larry.
In this case here is another of our Amida experiences you might enjoy

and click HERE to look at this voice !


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