Ofudesaki 16:027

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 16:027 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

There is no knowing what you may see in a dream.	kono saki wa dono yo na yume o miru yara na	このさきハ　とのよなゆめを　みるやらな
Hereafter, things will change and your mind will be spirited.	monku kawarite kokoro isamu de	もんくかハりて　心いさむで

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

In the future you may see a dream which you have never expected. Thence everything shall be changed, and you shall become cheerful.

Inoue/Eynon

Henceforth, you do not know what dreams you may dream. The state of things will change and your hearts will be inspired.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

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16:27 There is no knowing what wondrous, dreamlike things will come to be seen in the future. The state of the path will then change, and everyone’s minds will become spirited.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 239–40 二七、将来はどのような夢のように不思議な事が見えて来るかも知れない。それから、道の様子が一変して、皆の心が勇み立つようになる。

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