Japan Discovery Zen words is The best word “日々是好日 Hibikorekōjitsu”
Zen is difficult. Zen word is also difficult. That’s why I interpret it as I please. I think that’s fine. Enou Zenji, Dogen Zenji, Ikkyu-san, and Ryokan-san are likely to say, “That’s fine, that’s fine. Let it be."Today’s Zen word is “日々是好日 Hibikorekōjitsu" It means " Every day is a good day."
The high priest Yunmen asks, “Tell me one sentence about what will happen in the future."
The high priest Yunmen of the Tang Dynasty once said to his disciples. Yunmen is the founder of the Yunmen sect, and his disciples were nervous.
“I won’t ask you about what has happened so far. Tell me one sentence about what will happen in the future."
No one answered.
Yunmen himself said, “Every day is a good day."
The monks were in an uproar. No one knows what tomorrow will be like. Even less about the distant future. Master Yunmen declared that every day from now on will be a good day. How can he say that?
How do we know that tomorrow will be a good day? The world is full of hardships. Tomorrow, misfortune may befall us. We may have to say goodbye to a loved one. The protagonists of movies and anime are always suffering. The soldiers in Kingdom die like ants. Can we still say that tomorrow will be a good day?
Yunmen smiles quietly as he looks at his disciples. Their perspectives are different. Even if a person knows what the weather will be like tomorrow, they cannot change it. There are sunny days and rainy days. We can only accept any weather. The same goes for people’s destinies, which cannot be changed.
Every day is a good day
Many people prefer sunny days to rainy days, but it all depends on your attitude. Some people, like Father Dean, love the rain (Father Dean is the protagonist of an American mystery novel)Rain that quietly wets hydrangea flowers and rain that falls on winter forests with fallen leaves are both beautiful.
It’s also nice to hear the sound of the wind rustling the new green trees and the wind blowing across the autumn grasslands. The sunshine on a sunny day feels good, but you can also enjoy the rain and wind depending on your attitude.
It’s the same with life. When things are going well, enjoy the good wind, and when things are bad, enjoy the bad. Whatever tomorrow brings, be prepared to accept it as it is. Believe that tomorrow will be a good day and live today to the fullest. Don’t linger on regretting yesterday or worry too much about tomorrow and neglect today. You are the one who creates a good day for tomorrow.
Zen teaches us to simply enjoy the things that are fun, and to enjoy the things that are not there when there is no fun. It teaches us to be able to see even days of adversity as good days. If we have a peaceful mind that can accept happiness, sadness, and suffering, every day will be a good day. Rather than thinking that this is impossible, it will make our hearts lighter if we wish it could be.