I learned from my mindfulness mentor, that a highly respected and popular Japanese poet, Miyazawa Kenji's poem "Unbeaten by Rain" exactly shows the spirit of mindfulness.

I quote some impressive lines.

"Whatever happens,

consider yourself last, always put others first

Understand from your observation and experience

Never lose sight of these things........"

"In the east, if there is a sick child

Go there and take care of him

In the West, if there is an exhausted mother

Go there and relieve her of her burden...."           (Translation by Catherine Iwata et all.)

It's a long but wonderful journey to practice mindfulness to be a person like this.

雨ニモマケズ

あの有名な、宮沢賢治の「雨ニモマケズ」は実はマインドフルネスそのものだったと、マインドフルネスの師より教わりました。

特に、私の心に響いたのは。。。

「あらゆることを　

自分を勘定にいれずに

よく見聞きし分かり・・・」

「東に病気の子どもあれば

行って看病してやり

西に疲れた母あれば

行ってその稲の束を負い・・・」

そんな人に近づくための、長くも素敵な旅がマインドルフネス。