IWAKURA HOKO & Daily practice… ——as for the Iwakura Hoko/ large stone spear on Northwest corner of Keidai——the calligraphy was originally written by my late teacher, Yamamoto Yukitaka Sendai Guji around 1986 on a wooden sign-board that was used at Tsubaki America Jinja during Stockton era. When Tsubaki America Shrine combined with my Kannagara Jinja in 2001 we inherited the sign…later I had the calligraphy put on the Iwakura Hoko as a tribute to my late teacher—you can see the original when you visit Tsubaki America Jinja….reading from top to bottom and from right to left it reads: ISE NO KUNI ICHI NO MIYA= the 1st shrine of Ise region (modern day Mie prefecture, Japan) TSUBAKI OKAMI YASHIRO= Tsubaki Grand Shrine BUN-SHYA AMERICA TSUBAKI JINJA= branch shrine (divided spirit shrine) America Tsubaki (camellia) Shrine **************************** ——as for the question of maintaining balance (grounded connectedness) in life during unsettled times:….may I strongly suggest a daily practice…..morning and night are best, but morning only is OK…your practice can be simple or complex, but adjusting your schedule to accommodate some minimal practice without fail is quite important…..as a minimal practice may I suggest: ——after rising in the morning please rinse you hands, face and mouth with the feeling of Misogi Shuho/ self purification —— then please sit or stand before the Ofuda of SARUTAHIKO OKAMI (Main Kami of Tsubaki Grand Shrine and US Branch Tsubaki America Grand Shrine, Great Kami of KI, Kami of groundedness and centering and progress in accord with life path and Divine nature) and straighten you clothes, Ki body, physical body, mind and spirit….. —— then pray Misogi no Harai no Kotoba: TAKAMA-NO-HARA NI KAMUZUMARIMASU* *when recited in a group this line is read only by the leader of the ritual KAMUROGI KAMUROMI NO MIKOTO MOCHITE SUME MI OYA KAMU IZANAGI NO MIKOTO TSUKUSHI NO HIMUKA NO TACHIBANA NO ODO NO AHAGIHARA NI MISOGI HARAE TAMAISHI TOKI NI ARE MASERU HARAEDO NO O KAMITACHI MOROMORO NO MAGAGOTO TSUMI KEGARE O HARAI TAMAE KIYOME TAMAE TO MOSU KOTO NO YOSHI O AMATSU KAMI KUNITSU KAMI YAOYOROZU NO KAMITACHI TOMO NI KIKOSHIMESE TO KASHIKOMI KASHIKOMI MO MAOSU Translation of MISOGI-NO-O-HARAI: Upon the will of the Great Spirit, by which the Universe is initiated in the cosmic force of creation by the Kamis (Divine Spirit) of birth and growth, and through which the solar system is united in the force of harmony by the Kamis of Yin and Yang, the Kamis of purification came to exist from the impurities which Izanagi-no-Mikoto (Divine creator of the solar system) cleansed from his body in the divine river of heaven. We will be able to recognize (see) the Kami (truth), only after we purify ourselves of all negativity, impurities, faults and restore ourselves to what we are meant to be (natural brightness). ——then have a moment of Otonashii-no-Chinkon/ silent meditation and pelage to do your utmost that day ——then pray Ryaku Nippaishi: Sarutahiko no Ō Kami shines up to the Expanse of High Heaven, Casting illumination across the great Earthly realm of the Ancient Land. Kami wa Takama no Hara o terashi Shimo wa Ashihara no Nakatsu Kuni o Kagayakashi tamō Divine winds envelop Tsubaki Grand Shrine, the first shrine of Ise, Where dwells the great, bright deity Sarutahiko no Ō Kami. Kamikaze no Ise no kuni ichi no miya Tsubaki Dai Myo Jin Sarutahiko no Ō Kami Sweep the impurities from my being and purify my spirit; Grant me protection; grant me happiness; Restore brightness to my soul and give me guidance. Harae tamae kiyome tamae mamori tamae Sakiwae tamae terashi tamae michibiki tamae Each day and each night, Grant me good health and spiritual renewal; Humbly, reverently, I speak these words. Sugasugashiku sukoyaka ni higoto yogoto o Arashime tamae to Kashikomi kashikomi mo maosu …..such practice will only take a few minutes….of course you can do more when time permits—such as Misogi Shuho, praying Oharahi-no-Kotoba etc,, but having some simple practice that you do each day is quite important….when you are really happy and everything is going well, please pray in the above fashion. When you are really sad and everything is going poorly and is difficult, or if you are ill (even preparing to leave this life) please pray in the above fashion…..
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 18:25:26 +0000
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