To speak out loud
Ono Karori
One morning, I stopped copying the sutra.
Today, try reading the words in front of you out loud.
When I vibrate my throat and move my mouth,
It seems a bit different from the image I usually have of the word...
There is a difference between perceiving something visually and writing it down and hearing it out loud with your own hearing.
The day I discovered the fun of how the same characters can have different effects
I was also deeply moved by the greatness of the Heart Sutra, which is summarized in just 260 characters.
In my last diary entry , I wrote that I came across a poem that touched my heart.
Then I read a variety of poems.
I'm ashamed to say that I didn't really understand what "poetry" was.
I only vaguely remember the methods of using parallel phrases and inversion.
I couldn't bear to read the next page and the one after that without understanding this short world.
I can't imagine reading a whole book of poems...
If you don't understand, you probably need to read it
I think I had been avoiding reading poetry.
Poetry, unlike prose, does not only convey meaning, but also conveys words through sounds, images, and many other things. So I think one of the roles of poetry is to make people feel things that cannot be put into words, like the texture, feel, and reality of existence itself of the world that exists before meaning, by writing meaningless things in poetry.
The words of poet Shuntaro Tanikawa that I would have probably just overlooked in the past
Now I write down things so I can keep them. 
The Heart Sutra recites the teachings of wisdom to realize emptiness
If you look at the translations one by one, it makes sense.
No matter how much time passed, I always felt like I only understood it.
If giving it any meaning would be absurd, why are there parts that are merely transliterations of Sanskrit?
As I read it out loud, I finally got a vague sense of it, and it seemed as if there was an entrance to its depths.
I have become more interested in the Heart Sutra, as it seems to be like poetry, and I have also become intrigued as to why so much "poetry" has been written. Right now, I am just enjoying it.
The old character koe (voice) means to make sound resonate and to shower, and the ear is placed under the voice. The voice that is made enters the ear and is touched. We can sense our own voice, someone else's voice, and other sounds through our eardrums.
My 2-year-old daughter, who hasn't yet recognized letters, was reading a picture book the other day and saying "Ahhm" out loud, so when I said it along with her, she said, "No, that's not it!" lol
Apparently, the sound of her "Aam" is different from my mother's. Reading aloud is really important because it gives depth to words.
Although I've been feeling sleepy lately...
I wasn't able to do it at all, but I thought I have to read it to him! lol
It's something that can only be done now. 
The exhibition "Takashi Kumagai and Aki Sakaida," which began on Saturday, features glass scenes that evoke the feel and texture of a world that exists before meaning.
A lot of people came to visit us.
We are planning to update the online version within this week.
Those of you who are far away, please look forward to it.
The exhibition will be on until March 2nd, so please come and visit us!
Come on, let's shout out this week too! (Reminding me of my volleyball days)
Have a great start to the week!
