諸行無常 — All conditioned things are impermanent.
Everything that arises will eventually fade.
What seems solid is only a temporary form.
This realization brings sorrow and unease
to those born beneath the moon.
But the longer you sit with this truth,
the more beautiful it becomes.
現れるものは、いつか消えてゆきます。
確かなものに見える形も、ほんの一時の姿にすぎません。
この真理は、月の下に生まれた者にとって、
ときに哀しみや不安をもたらします。
けれども、静かに向き合い続けるうちに、
その儚さが、美しさへと変わってゆくのです。
The Seven Steps of the Buddha
According to legend, the Buddha took seven steps immediately after his birth.
He walked beyond the six realms of suffering and stepped onto the path of liberation.
Then he declared:
天上天下唯我独尊
— “In heaven and on earth, I alone am worthy of honor.”
These seven steps came to symbolize inner freedom —
a movement beyond illusion, toward clarity and stillness.
