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You will smile again.

きっとまた笑える時が来る。 You will smile again. Vas a sonreir otra vez.

Zen 禅禅とは「無の境地」に入る心の修行のことをいいます。物事にとらわれない、こだわらない、迷いも、欲望も、苦悩もない、自然と同化した絶対境地、それが人間本来の清浄な心とつながるといいます。そして禅は困難を乗り切る心の力を引き出すといいます。　私は熱心な仏教徒ではありませんが、奈良県のある宿坊で二度だけ座禅体験をしたことがあります。それは本当に素晴らしい体験でした。その感動を言葉で伝えることはできません。ただできるだけ多くの方に宿坊に泊まってこの経験をしてほしいと願っています。

Einstein's words for Japan

“There is a reason why the tight relationship between individuals is easier in Japan than our country. It seems one of the common features of the Japanese is that they do not express their feelings or emotions but remain calm and reserved under any and all circumstances. They do so in order to maintain good personal relationships. This is the reason why they can live under one roof, even together with somebody whom they do not really like, without having painful frictions and conflicts. Here lies the deep meaning of the Japanese smiles which have always puzzled the Europeans. It is due to their delicacy that they contain their feelings. It is also derived from their strong compassion for other people.” (November 1922, Einstein) from JAPAN ON THE GLOVE, May 18, 2008. Masaomi Ise 「どんな状況下でも落ち着いて行動し、例え性格の合わない人たちと一つ屋根に住んだとしても個人の表情を抑えることが出来る。和をもって貴しとする世界で、自然と和して生きているのです。 1922年11月　アインシュタイン」

Einstein's words for Japan

(It is true that the Japanese people admire the intellectual achievements by Westerners and have thrown themselves into the pursuit of science under the banner of success and great idealism.) . . . however, that they do not lose or forget their virtues, which they have kept from long before they met the Western world, such as their artistic sense and ability exercised in their everyday life, the simplicity and modesty expected for individuals, and the pure and calm Japanese soul. (November 1922, Einstein) from JAPAN ON THE GLOVE, May 18, 2008. Masaomi Ise 「(日本人は西洋の知識業績に感嘆し、成功と大きな理想主義を掲げて、科学に飛び込んでいます。けれども) 西洋と出会う以前に日本人が本来持っている、生活の芸術家、謙虚さ、質素さ、純粋で静かな心を忘れないで欲しいものです。 1922年11月　アインシュタイン」

Einstein's words for Japan

The Japanese appreciate other people sincerely without sarcasm or doubt. This is one of the characteristics of the Japanese people. There might not be many other people in the world who have such pure sincerity as that of the Japanese. (November 1922, Einstein) from JAPAN ON THE GLOVE, May 18, 2008. Masaomi Ise 「嫌味もなく、疑い深くもなく、外国の学者に対して尊敬の念を抱き、純粋な心をもつ国民は日本人以外にはどこにもない。1922 年11月　アインシュタイン 1879-1955 」