The Ven. Tangen Harada Roshi

The following is a short talk given by the esteemed Ven. Tangen Harada Roshi at his temple, Bukkoku-ji, in Obama City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan, followed by audios of 4 talks given by him.

​"Roots of roots of roots of roots;
Perfect, only One; Great Harmony!
Another separate, nothing; Opposite, nothing;
Great, great, great, limitless great, One root!
Separate: nothing; Problem: nothing; Trouble: nothing.
Eternal perfect, yes!
One Truth; One Truth; Only One Truth.
Separate: ego: Opposite: ego;
Little ego, Sorry ego, Trouble ego;
Perfect nothing.
Think place, head, separate? No!
Everything perfect One; Only one truth; Why separate?
Everything perfect peace; Great calm; Truth, empty.
Great, great, great, great, great.
Why? Limitless!
Nothing limits; One point; Everything, one point; Include everything!
Every, every, every, every, perfect peace; Perfect enough;
Perfect satisfied; Afraid: unnecessary!
Why? Truth is always truth; Nothing changes; Just nothing!
Everything, no change!
Therefore, what happens?
That, that truth not change; Perfect, no change;
Perfect sameness; Only truth.
Wise men, wise men, wise men;
Always that `wise’ make trouble; That `wise’: ego;
Always unsatisfied, Always afraid, Always anxious,
Always sorry, Always unhappy.
`Wise’ men, ego wise; Perfect? Incorrect!
Why? That wise ego: nothing!
But human beings always grasp;
Grasp, grasp, hard grasp ego, `myself ’,
And make trouble; Make anxious; Make opposite;
But truth, roots of roots, truth, Always smile;
Deep, deep, deep, great smile; That’s the roots.
Why?
Eternal, perfect and bright; Eternal, perfect safety;
Eternal, perfect peace; Everything eternal,
Now, here, now, here; Now, here, no change!
All people hope, desire,
Desire, desire,
Desire perfect peace; Perfect enough, myself;
Always, yes!
Truth yourself;  Your hope perfect satisfied;
Truth yourself, yourself, roots of roots;
Your hope, already; Truth, yourself only, only!
Therefore, everything always bright,
Always calm, Always together,
Always together helped,
Yes!
Baby English, sorry!
But roots of roots of roots: Yourself!
Yes, yes!
Please, please, truth yourself!
Yourself, truth, please.
Only one doing!
Please, truth doing;
Doing, doing, doing;
That determination, sure, continue,
Continue..."

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