Accumulation of Human Deeds

 

Present societal conditions are the results of accumulation of human deeds including good and bad for an extended period of time.

 

Causing wars,

Creating peace,

Inducing unhappiness,

Creating happiness…

These are all human deeds.

 

 

What should we do to our children and to children of our future generations to come?

 

We are responsible for making efforts to build a peaceful society for our children and for future generations.

 

That responsibility of us is grave.

 

Michihiko Komine

Chief Priest of Kanzoin

Jiunzan Mandaraji,

Chizan-sect, Shingon Buddhism

Translation by Yoshio Hida

A Prayer for Peace that translates to a Love of Mankind

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the most inhuman acts that stain the history of mankind and which we must never allow to be forgotten.

Those terrible acts of killing innocent civilians living in peace in a moment and their miserable outcomes are still continuous around the world.

 

We must make appeals to all the people in the world to eliminate the tragedies of every single war. A “prayer for peace” which transforms human greed and self-interests to a love of mankind is the single most important act that every one of us can do.

Ryokichi Hirono

Professor Emeritus

Seikei University

Translation by Yoshio Hida