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And of meeting what must be met
All of our people
Must be taught to walk along
The path of sincerity.
We gaze into our mirrors
Which are unblemished;
Oh, that we could attain
Such a purity of soul.
Empress Shoken
UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD
It is our hope
That all the world's oceans
Be joined in peace,
So why do the winds and waves
Now rise up in angry rage?
Thinking that all peoples all over the world are joined in peace and brotherhood, we wonder why the winds and waves of international trouble are now rising up in anger.
SKY
The Spacious Sky
Spans serene and clear
So blue above,
Oh, that our soul could grow
And become so open!
Like the blue sky that stretches over us, we ourselves should like to have a heart so large and open.
SUN
The morning sun
Rises so splendidly
Into the sky;
Oh, that we could attain
Such a clear reviving soul!
We should like to have a heart or soul that is as pure, bright and refreshing as the morning sun rising high into the sky.
MOUNTAIN
High in the sky
There can be seen towering
A tall mountain,
Were one but wish to climb it
A path of ascent exists.
Even that high mountain seen towering in the sky can be climbed if we desire to do so. No matter how difficult a task may seem, there is always a way of doing it if we make the effort.
PINE
In a world of storms
Let there be no wavering
Of our human hearts;
Remain as the pine tree
With root sunk deep in stone.
Although storms bring awful destruction to the world, the pine tree clings firmly to it's roots. Like that pine tree, we, in our faith and conviction, need not be shaken by the world around us.
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