(hito ga nanigoto) (iwo tomo)
(Kami ga miteiru) (ki o shizume) 4-1
Whatever people, may say but,
God is watching. The mind, calm it.
(futari no) (kokoro o) (osame iyo)
(nanika no) (koto o mo) (arawareru) 4-2
Both of, your minds to, settle them.
Of any, matter to also, be revealed
*when we settle our minds and pray, guidance will appear to those we have spread God’s teachings to
(mina miteiyou) (sobana mono)
(Kami no suru koto) (nasu koto) 4-3
All to look over, those people near me,
what God does about, and works about.
*see the appearance of God’s guidance to the people the early followers have spread the teachings to
(yoru hiru) (don chan) (Tsutome suru)
(soba mo yakamashi) (utate karo) 4-4
Night day, don chan, we perform the Service.
*Youki-tsutome is performed. God places guidance on the people we have spread the teachings to
The neighbors also noisy, the song being.
*they do not know the purpose of our prayer is to save them
(itsumo tasuke ga) (seku karani)
(hayaku youki ni) (narite koi) 4-5
Always saving, because I am hastening,
*the youki-tsutome is meant to save others
Hasten to timbers, to become and come (to our places of worship).
* God wants the neighbors to become timbers. Timbers are people who understand God’s teachings and receive guidance from God, to convince them to purify their minds.
(murakata) (hayakuni) (tasuketai),
(naredo kokoro ga) (wakaraide). 4-6
The villager, to quickly, I wish to save.
But the mind, they do not understand
*they do not understand the pure mind (shinjitsu), and soul (mune). They are kara, and will not understand God’s guidance when it appears to them
(nanika yorozu no) (tasuketai)
(mune no uchi yori) (shian seyo) 4-7
Of any and all, to want to save.
*God talking to early followers
The soul’s interior what come from, ponder over it.
*negative fate comes from our own souls that we have created ourselves by acting on our negative thoughts. We must ponder our own minds when suffering appears, and not act upon our negative thoughts. This is how we purify our minds
(yamai no) (sukkiri) (ne wa nukeru)
(kokoro wa) (dandan) (isami kuru) 4-8
Of Illness, completely, the root will be rooted out.
*if we do not act upon our evil thoughts when the soul metes out suffering
The mind, step by step, spirited to become.
(koko wa kono yo no) (gokuraku ya)
(washi mo hayabaya) (mairitai) 4-9
This is this world’s, paradise.
*this is heaven on earth
I too quickly, want to pray.
*to perform the Youki-tsutome when mind is pure
(kono tabi) (mune no uchi)
(sumikiri) (mashita ga) (arigatai) 4-10
This time, the innermost soul,
completely clear, has become, how grateful.
*when we do not act on our negative thoughts when the soul manifest suffering, this is how we purify the mind, and also the soul. When our minds are pure, perform the Youki-tsutome to save others
Summary: tells us how to purify our minds so our prayer become effective. Purify our minds by calming our minds and not taking action on our evil thoughts when the soul delivers sufferings or inconveniences.
OFUDESAKI-GOD'S TEACHINGS 