Meal time chant during Ango

[ezzirah]

Re: Meal time chant during Ango

I keep forgetting as well. I forgot again yesterday. I don't know why this is hard to remember. I think it is just years of NOT doing anything like a gatha before meals and just "grab and go".

*sigh*

[ChrisA]

Re: Meal time chant during Ango

Forgot again last night. I've had enough: I loaded the gatha into Evernote and my google calendar. That, plus a few laminated cards, are this week's strategy. If that fails, I'm thinking about a tattoo....

[Dokan]

Re: Meal time chant during Ango

loaded the gatha into Evernote

Same here. I always have said the short gatha from MRO and so still trying to memorize ours @ Treeleaf. I like the one Jundo came up with, seems like a good length. I also found a nifty Evernote feature that allows you to make a shortcut to a document so it makes it easy and quick to get to.

If that fails, I'm thinking about a tattoo....

lol!

Gassho,

Shawn

[Shokai]

Re: Meal time chant during Ango

John;

Here is a romanji version of the verse Jundo-oso is referring to. You may find it helpful if you want to read along with your wife.

Gokan no Ge

Hitotsu niwa kono tasho o hakari ka no raisho o hakaru.
ä¸?にはå??のå¤?å°ã?'è¨?ï¼?はã?ï¼?ã??å½¼ï¼?ã? ï¼?の来å?¦ï¼?ã??ã?ã?ã??ï¼?ã?'é?ï¼?はã?ï¼?ã? ?ã??

Futatsu niwa onorega toku gyo no zen ketto hakatte kuni o zu.
äº?には己ã?å¾³è¡?ï¼?とくã?ã??ã?ï¼?のå?¨æ¬ ã?'［と］å¿?ï¼?はã?ï¼?つてä¾?ï¼?くï¼?ã«å¿ ?ï¼?ã?ã?ï¼?ã?ã??

Mitsu niwa shin o fusegi toga o hana ruru koto wa tonto o shu to su.
ä¸?にはå¿?ã?'é?²ã?é?ï¼?とã?ï¼?ã?'é?¢ã??ã??だ?とは貪ç?ï¼?とã??とã?ï¼?ã?'å®?ï¼?ã?ã??ã?ï ¼?とã?ã??

Yotsu niwa masa ni ryoyaku o koto to suru wa gyoko o ryo zen ga tamenari.
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Itsutsu niwa jodo no tame no yue ni ima kono jiki o uku.
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[Seiryu]

Re: Meal time chant during Ango

I keep forgetting as well. I forgot again yesterday. I don't know why this is hard to remember. I think it is just years of NOT doing anything like a gatha before meals and just "grab and go".

*sigh*

Same here...I usually remember after I have finished eating...~sigh~

[Hoyu]

Re: Meal time chant during Ango

John;

Here is a romanji version of the verse Jundo-oso is referring to. You may find it helpful if you want to read along with your wife.

Gokan no Ge

Hitotsu niwa kono tasho o hakari ka no raisho o hakaru.
ä¸?にはå??のå¤?å°ã?'è¨?ï¼?はã?ï¼?ã??å½¼ï¼?ã? ï¼?の来å?¦ï¼?ã??ã?ã?ã??ï¼?ã?'é?ï¼?はã?ï¼?ã? ?ã??

Futatsu niwa onorega toku gyo no zen ketto hakatte kuni o zu.
äº?には己ã?å¾³è¡?ï¼?とくã?ã??ã?ï¼?のå?¨æ¬ ã?'［と］å¿?ï¼?はã?ï¼?つてä¾?ï¼?くï¼?ã«å¿ ?ï¼?ã?ã?ï¼?ã?ã??

Mitsu niwa shin o fusegi toga o hana ruru koto wa tonto o shu to su.
ä¸?にはå¿?ã?'é?²ã?é?ï¼?とã?ï¼?ã?'é?¢ã??ã??だ?とは貪ç?ï¼?とã??とã?ï¼?ã?'å®?ï¼?ã?ã??ã?ï ¼?とã?ã??

Yotsu niwa masa ni ryoyaku o koto to suru wa gyoko o ryo zen ga tamenari.
å??にはæ£ã«è?¯è?¬ã?'äº?とã?ã??ã?とは形æ? ¯ï¼?ã?ã??ã?ã?ï¼?ã?'ç??ï¼?ã??ã??ã?ï¼?ã?ã??ã?ç ?ºãªã??ã??

Itsutsu niwa jodo no tame no yue ni ima kono jiki o uku.
äº?にはæ?é?ï¼?ã?ã??ã?どã?ï¼?のç?ºã®æ??だ«ä»?æ¤ï¼?ã?まã?ï¼?のé£?ï¼?ã?きï¼?ã?'å?くã ??

Thanks Shokai! Romaji will definitely help because even though the wife was interested, it's still my job to chant it!

Gassho,
John

[andyZ]

Re: Meal time chant during Ango

I keep forgetting as well. I forgot again yesterday. I don't know why this is hard to remember. I think it is just years of NOT doing anything like a gatha before meals and just "grab and go".

*sigh*

Same here...I usually remember after I have finished eating...~sigh~

I'm with all of you guys Had to stop the meal halfway several times to say the chant.