Nembutsu can't be contained.
It will burst forth,
Like the sun after rain,
Like rain after drought.
Slicing an onion causes
The eyes to water and weep;
The taste of Buddha-Dharma
Brings Nembutsu to the mouth.
How powerful is the Primal Vow,
Which makes this good-for-nothing
Turn about at heart
And seek the Pure Land,
As a weary and wandering child
His parental home!
In gratitude ~ November 19, 2013
