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The first Book of Ofudesaki poems opens with four stanzas that provide
an overview of the deep intention that underlies and permeates all of
the metaphors and themes presented throughout all seventeen books of
poems. For the serious and sincere reader the identification and
understanding of that deep intention is crucial for understanding, both
the detailed instructions for and the proper order of execution of, the
instructions that comprise the "work" of
intentionally awakening by pondering deeply the true fundamental origin of one's own mind and in so
doing revealing and settling the deepest truth of one's self; indeed the true
fundamental origin
of all things in detail.
Looking all over the world and through all ages,
I find no one who has understood my heart.
So should it be, for I have never taught it to you.
It is natural that you know nothing.
At this time, I , God, reveal myself
and teach the truth of all things in detail.
You are calling this place the Jiba, the residence of God,
in Yamato, but you may not know the origin.
I find no one who has understood my heart.
So should it be, for I have never taught it to you.
It is natural that you know nothing.
At this time, I , God, reveal myself
and teach the truth of all things in detail.
You are calling this place the Jiba, the residence of God,
in Yamato, but you may not know the origin.
That having been said, let's begin by taking a
more detailed look at those first four opening stanzas of Book I and see
if we can reveal the truth of our self in four verses.