Ofudesaki 05:007
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Content
| Ponder over this talk, all of you in the world. | kono hanashi mina ichiretsu wa shiyan se yo | このはなし みな一れつハ しやんせよ |
| There is no mind the same as another. | onaji kokoro wa sara ni arumai | をなじ心わ さらにあるまい |
Alternate English translations
Third Edition
Ponder deeply over this talk, all of you! There is indeed no mind that is completely the same as another.
Inoue/Eynon
All of you, ponder deeply over what I have said. No two individuals can ever have the same mind.
Commentary
Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2009)
From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 35:47
According to verse 8, even among the people living in the same house, such as parents and children, husband and wife, and brothers and sisters, their minds are all different from one another. Verse 7 says, “There is no mind the same as another.” Verse 6 tells us, I shall distinguish between good and evil.” These verses are saying that the minds of people–even those living in the same house–are all different from one another and that God will distinguish between “good and evil” and give blessings that are appropriate for each person’s state of mind. The phrase “know that there are both god and buddha” in verse 5 does not merely mean that people’s minds are different even among those living in the same house, but it is saying that, considering how God gives blessings or returns that are in accordance with the state of mind of each person, people who recognize that different blessings and returns appear even within the same house depending on each person’s state of mind should be convinced that “there are both god and buddha.” The Japanese phrase that translates as “There is neither god nor buddha” refers to a perceived lack of justice. If people realize that God’s blessings and returns are actually tailored to each individual’s state of mind even within the same house, they can believe that “there are both god and buddha,” which is to say, that there is justice in this world.
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