Ofudesaki 03:061

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 03:061 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

I have already told you and told you what is known to Me.	ima made mo shirite hanashite hanashi tomo	今までも　しりてはなして　はなしとも
The teachings have been told, but you know not what they mean.	toite aredomo nan no koto yara	といてあれども　なんの事やら

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

Hitherto I have told you ever so often what I know. But you do not understand what it means.

Inoue/Eynon

Until now, the truth has been spread from mouth to mouth. Yet, you still do not understand what I have explained.

Commentary

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path 33:43

Verse 30 of Part 1 contained the phrase “the truth shall be known and it will be told and retold.” In verse 61, we have a similar phrase—“I have already told you and told you what is known to Me”—which, again, is not easy to understand. Yet it seems to me that the logical subject can only be God the Parent. The verse is saying that God has even until now been repeatedly telling you things known to God, although you may have no idea what they are all about.

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