Ofudesaki 03:020

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 03:020 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

There is nothing that I cannot teach,	nani ni te mo tokaren koto wa nai keredo	なにゝても　とかれん事ハ　ないけれど
but there is no one who listens with a purified mind.	kokoro sumashite kiku mono wa nai	心すまして　きくものハない

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

It is not impossible to teach any and everything. But there is no one who listens with a purified mind.

Inoue/Eynon

Although I can explain everything, there is no one who listens with a purified heart.

Commentary

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path 33:33

To be sure, it is not as if there were something God could not convey or explain. The problem is that no one would listen with clarity of mind. We cannot understand God’s intention unless we purify our mind and listen with clarity of mind.

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