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心(しん)頭(とう)滅(めっ)却(きゃく)すれば火(ひ)もまた涼(すず)し

しんとうめっきゃくすればひもまたすずしshintoumekkyakusurebahimomatasuzushi

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  1. expression

    if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

    proverb

    日(ひ)々(び)の悩(なや)みや欲(よく)望(ぼう)を捨(す)て去(さ)り、心(こころ)を静(しず)めることで、どんな困(こん)難(なん)な状(じょう)況(きょう)も乗(の)り越(こ)えられるという教(おし)えが『心(しん)頭(とう)滅(めっ)却(きゃく)すれば火(ひ)もまた涼(すず)し』です。

    • The teaching that you can overcome any difficult situation by casting away daily worries and desires and calming your mind is 'Shintou Mekkyaku sureba hi mo mata suzushi'.

    欲(よく)望(ぼう)や執(しゅう)着(ちゃく)がなくなれば、心(こころ)の平(へい)穏(おん)が訪(おとず)れ、苦(くる)しい状(じょう)況(きょう)すら涼(すず)しいと感(かん)じられるという意(い)味(み)で、仏(ぶっ)教(きょう)の『心(しん)頭(とう)滅(めっ)却(きゃく)すれば火(ひ)もまた涼(すず)し』という言(こと)葉(ば)がぴったりだと思(おも)います。

    • I think the Buddhist saying 'Shinto mekkyaku sureba hi mo mata suzushi' is perfect, in the sense that if desires and attachments disappear, peace of mind will arrive, and even painful situations will feel cool.

Example sentences 2

日(ひ)々(び)の悩(なや)みや欲(よく)望(ぼう)を捨(す)て去(さ)り、心(こころ)を静(しず)めることで、どんな困(こん)難(なん)な状(じょう)況(きょう)も乗(の)り越(こ)えられるという教(おし)えが『心(しん)頭(とう)滅(めっ)却(きゃく)すれば火(ひ)もまた涼(すず)し』です。

  • The teaching that you can overcome any difficult situation by casting away daily worries and desires and calming your mind is 'Shintou Mekkyaku sureba hi mo mata suzushi'.

欲(よく)望(ぼう)や執(しゅう)着(ちゃく)がなくなれば、心(こころ)の平(へい)穏(おん)が訪(おとず)れ、苦(くる)しい状(じょう)況(きょう)すら涼(すず)しいと感(かん)じられるという意(い)味(み)で、仏(ぶっ)教(きょう)の『心(しん)頭(とう)滅(めっ)却(きゃく)すれば火(ひ)もまた涼(すず)し』という言(こと)葉(ば)がぴったりだと思(おも)います。

  • I think the Buddhist saying 'Shinto mekkyaku sureba hi mo mata suzushi' is perfect, in the sense that if desires and attachments disappear, peace of mind will arrive, and even painful situations will feel cool.

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