This is a term coined by Dogen Zenji, founder of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism, in his book Shobogenzo.The literal translation of the word is not simply ‘now’ but is interpreted as meaning ‘this moment’. In Zen Buddhism, time is perceived differently to the way it is generally perceived.We usually think of time as a one-way passage from the past to the present and into the future.In Zen Buddhism, however, the past and future, which are not ‘this moment’ of the present mome

京都の桜は見事に満開。花もひともにぎやかなこと。 私が住んでいる祇園あたりはこの時期、祭りのような賑わいである。

The cherry blossoms in Kyoto are in full bloom. Both the flowers and the people are in high spirits. Around Gion, where I live, the streets feel like a festival during this season.

弄花香満衣（はなをろうすれば　こうえにみつ）

A passage from a beautiful Chinese poem entitled 'Spring Mountain and Night Moon' by Yu Laoshi, a poet of the Tang period in China, is known

梅の花は、まだ冬の寒い時期から咲き始めます。 雪が積もり白一色になった世界に小さな梅の花が咲いている様子は、私たちに多くのインスピ レーションをもたらしてきたようです。

Plum blossoms start to bloom when it is still cold in winter.

パ ンダと坐る。 私は物心ついた時から生き物が好きで、昆虫に始まり、哺乳類、爬虫類、両生類、魚類と、さまざまな生き物に心をひきつけれられていました。図鑑にかじりつき、野山や川で生き物を探し、飼育できるものは飼ってみて、子供なりにいつも追いかけていました。...