行らす者 ― 気息の門

The One Who Sets It in Motion — The Gate of Breath

山の夜　庵は静まり
風だけが　杉を渡る
閉じた眼に　息を観れば
内なる門が　ひらき始める

Namosattanan
sanmyaksanmodaktinan
taniyata
on shaley shurei juntei
sowaka

行らせ　気息を　身と心へ
止めて観れば　光が生まれる
吸う息　解脱へ　還りゆき

吐く息　空へ　溶けてゆく

Namosattanan
sanmyaksanmodaktinan
taniyata
on shaley shurei juntei
sowaka

行らせ　念を　門に置けば
眠れる脳が　目覚めてゆく
四安般念の　深き道
静寂の中で　我は坐す

Namosattanan
sanmyaksanmodaktinan
taniyata
on shaley shurei juntei
sowaka

The One Who Sets It in Motion

Mountain night, the hermitage grows still
Only the wind moves through the cedar trees
With closed eyes, watching the breath within
The inner gate begins to open

Namosattanan
sanmyaksanmodaktinan
taniyata
on shaley shurei juntei
sowaka

Set the breath in motion through body and mind
When stilled and seen, a light is born
Inhaling returns toward liberation
Exhaling dissolves into the vast sky

Namosattanan
sanmyaksanmodaktinan
taniyata
on shaley shurei juntei
sowaka

Place awareness upon the inner gate
The sleeping brain awakens slowly
The deep path of the Four Anapanasati
In silent stillness, I sit

Namosattanan
sanmyaksanmodaktinan
taniyata
on shaley shurei juntei
sowaka