Opening poem — all beings speak the language of enlightened one
Enlightened one understands the language of enlightened one. Generally we listen only halfway, hearing our own words. But if we truly listen, all beings are speaking the language of enlightened one. Hakuin Zenji's mind was awakened with the sound of crickets.
On Ango — the sangha as one body
Ango, (peaceful life, harmonious life) is compared to a healthy man's body. If one hundred people gather they live as one body because they know one another so well; just as you feel that the whole sangha is your body.
On the Temple — actualizing inner ideal on earth
To have a temple is to actualize your inner ideal on the earth. So where you put it is important. It becomes basic place from where everything begins.
Temple as expression of society's need — society and man are not different
The temple is historic thing, maybe tide of peoples' wish. This is not only our own sangha's happening, it shows that society has this need. Our feeling is very clear example because we have never left society. In individual minds appears strong impulse of what society needs because society and man are not different.