Dear Zoom Prayer Meeting members,
I am sharing with you Mr. Hideo Takahashi's recent poems. I hope you enjoy reading them.
Kinuko Hamaya
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Hideo Takahashi's Poems #10
Quo vadis
The Christians in Rome were persecuted
Being wrongly accused of arson
To escape the adversity
The Apostle Peter was heading for the suburbs
At that time, he saw a shining man coming from afar
Beside himself, he asked the man
"Quo vadis, Domine?
Where are you going, Lord?"
"I am going to Rome to be crucified again"
Peter immediately turned round
And headed for Rome
In Peter's heart, who was with the Lord Christ
There was no fear or worry
The only thing he had was
A heart of love for the Lord and his fellow Christians
Peter was arrested and died on the cross
Right now, the Lord Christ is heading for
Kiev, the capital of Ukraine
He is going to be crucified again
For peace in Ukraine and Russia
And for peace in Europe and the entire earth
Are the Christians allowed to remain being silent?
Is the Pope's Office allowed to remain being silent?
Are all religious leaders allowed to remain being silent?
Now is the time for all humanity to pray
(2022.3.8)
My heart, my heart
My heart, my heart
That is one with the divine heart
That prays, "May peace prevail on Earth"
That says, "Thank you Goi Sensei'
I love you
And I respect you
My most beloved heart
That is pure and peaceful
That is one with the divine heart
That constantly prays for the peace of humanity
That appreciates and admires Goi Sensei
I love you
And I respect you
My heart, my heart
That is serene and transparent
That prays "May peace prevail on Earth"
That continues to call on the name of Goi Sensei
You are my life
You are my core
I respect you
And I love you most profoundly
My heart, my heart
That is one with the expansive heart of the Great Savior, Goi Sensei
My heart that is eternal life
My heart that I love most deeply
My heart that gets supreme joy
In working with Goi Sensei
For the rescue of humanity and the total harmony of Earth
I love you
And I respect you most deeply
(2022. 2.24)
Like a blue sky
I want to be transparent like a blue sky
I want to remain being transparent by melting into the blue sky
I want to keep my heart completely serene and without a speck of dust
By pursuing my transparency more and more
(2022. 3.15)
The mission of pain (I)
If it is the divine will
We will be given new life even if we are diagnosed to die soon
If it is the divine will
We will return to heaven tomorrow even if we are healthy today
"May I be able to live in accordance with the heavenly will
May I be able to accomplish my missions"
It is more than sixty years
That I first heard this teaching from Goi Sensei
Thereafter, I have lived with this belief
I will be able to live best by pursuing the divine heart
And will be able to act best by pursuing my missions
Now at the age of ninety, I have nerve pain
Acute pain runs day and night in my right hip and thigh
Forcing me to bend my body when I walk
And to push a cart just to move about in my house
The pain shaves off my energy and at the same time
Shaves off my rusty karmic thoughts
The pain will accomplish its own missions
While forcing me to endure it
After this pain disappears
My soul will be elevated by one or two levels
Through this endurance training
I will achieve the sensitivity
That perceives pains in others' minds and bodies
And will accomplish the angelic training of
Removing pain and giving joy
I look forward to the arrival of this day
And endure the pain
Saying, "Ouch!" "Ouch!" everyday
(2022.3.4)