いのちの営み
太陽が地や海に沈み、暗闇が訪れる時、人は休む
夜は寝て、身体と心を休める
太陽が地や海からから登り、光に照らされ始める時、人は動き出す
日本には春夏秋冬があり、生命の営みがめぐりめぐる
冬に休み、春に芽生え、夏に成長し、秋に実る
休みは力を蓄え、
休みは癒し
休みはいのちを守る
思考も休み
感情も休み
身体も休み
全てが静かになる
休みをおろそかにしてはならぬ
一日の中に、小さな春夏秋冬のトキをつくり
目覚め、準備をし、動き、一日の実りを摘み取り
しっかりと休む
力を整え、力をつけて、
大きな周期を、無理なく成長し実れ
The Cycle of Life
When the sun sets beyond the land or the sea and darkness arrives, people rest.
At night, we sleep to rest our bodies and minds.
When the sun rises again from the land or the sea and begins to illuminate the world, people begin to move.
In Japan, we have the four seasons—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—through which the cycle of life continues to turn.
We rest in winter, sprout in spring, grow in summer, and bear fruit in autumn.
Rest stores strength.
Rest heals.
Rest protects life.
Let your thoughts rest.
Let your emotions rest.
Let your body rest.
Let everything become still.
Never neglect rest.
Within each day, create your own small cycle of the seasons—
Awaken like spring, prepare like early summer, move like high summer, harvest the fruit of your day like autumn, and then rest fully like winter.
By gathering your strength and restoring your balance,
You can grow and flourish naturally through the greater cycles of life.
