当たり前ですが、日本に帰ってくるとやはり日々、いろいろなことをやらなければならなくなります。

それでも三石不動に定期的に来られている女性陣は、やっぱりレベルが高いです。私のところには時々、女性で出家希望者が来られます。

三石の信者さんでは出家希望者はないけど、お経も唱えるし、最近では写経をみんなでいっぱいしようって言うふうにしてるから精力的に取り組んでいる人もいるし、出家をしなくても、仏道の恩恵に十分に触れられます。仏道を修行する事は本当に良いことなのです。

お寺とは別に、高野山では紀州高野山横笛の会を運営していて、こちらはゲストのほか、日本全国遠方からも会員さんがおられます。主にテキスト、サロンライブや通信教育ですが、こちらにもどんどん写経を続けてレベルアップされている方も複数おられます。

私自身、修行と勉強を継続中で、それらをお伝えすることをしていると、やっぱり伸びてくる方々がいる方がやりがいにつながるし、皆さんそれぞれのペースでやっていただけることが本当にありがたいと思っています。

お寺も横笛の会も、今年はご神仏にお供えする写経をみんなでたくさん書いていきたいと思います。　
そして、八千枚護摩の修行へみんなで向かって行けたらと思います。学びたい新しい方もどうぞいらしてください。仏道は習俗ではなく、自分自身を高めてくれる教材です。

As is only natural, when I return to Japan, I find myself once again having many things to take care of each day.

Even so, the women who regularly come to Mitsuishi Fudō are truly of a high level. From time to time, women who wish to ordain come to see me.

Among the Mitsuishi followers, there are currently no applicants for ordination, but many can recite sutras. Recently, we have been encouraging everyone to practice shakyo (sutra copying) together, and some are working on it very energetically. Even without becoming ordained, one can fully receive the benefits of the Buddhist path. Practicing the Buddhist way is truly a wonderful thing.

In addition to the temple, I also run the Kishu Koyasan Yokobue Association. Besides guest participants, we have members who join us from distant parts of Japan. Our activities mainly include text-based study, salon-style live gatherings, and correspondence courses. Here as well, several members have continued copying sutras and are steadily improving their level.

I myself continue my training and studies. Being able to share what I learn, and seeing people grow through it, gives me a deep sense of fulfillment. I am truly grateful that everyone continues at their own pace.

Both at the temple and in the Yokobue Association, this year we would like to write many sutras together as offerings to the deities and Buddhas. And I hope that together we can move toward the practice of the Eight-Thousand-Sheet Goma fire ritual. Newcomers who wish to learn are most welcome. The Buddhist path is not merely custom or tradition—it is a teaching that elevates and refines oneself.